Once something like a meme goes viral and is widely used by people, it cannot legally function as a trademark, he said. It will typically take the office around four months to deliver a decision ...

First came the “OK Boomer” memes on social media. ... Now, get ready for an all-out war at the US Patent and Trademark Office and a possible television series using the phrase.

The meme makes us laugh and feel slightly less guilty about canceling plans, so it works. The only real downfall is that if you haven't seen one of the movies that's been meme'd you've basically ...

The 'OK Boomer' meme captures the tension between the young and old. But is it fair to be so dismissive? The meme came about as part of a viral TikTok video.

Deadspin employees work inside their office in Manhattan, New York, on November 1, 2018. ... older authority figures and younger ones who reject them is at work in the OK boomer meme.