New York (CNN) - A Long Island couple wants to brand the motto "Take Wall St" with the intention to sell sweatshirts, t-shirts, bumper stickers and bags of tramp, among other goods.
"I'm no marketing genius, but when you have something that is across the 50 States, it is now a brand," said 44 Robert Maresca of West Islip, New York.
The wife of Maresca, Diane, filed an application for trademark with the Office of trademarks and patents of United States on 18 October and had paid a fee of $975.
The movement has some followers occupy Wall Street mystified.
"The objective of OWS is not to become a profitable business," said Tyler Combelic, a spokesman for deal with Wall Street. "Anything that misconstrues as such as attempt to take advantage, missing the point of protest".
But Robert Maresca sees things differently.
"I am the best person who could imagine buying the slogan, because nobody has an interest that I", he said. "This is an important slogan;" "someone might have gotten a suspension thereof."
A worker from the former Union iron, Maresca is now a father of three housewife after suffering a stroke and the maintenance of a work injury nine years ago. He said he became a supporter of Wall Street address once the Union began to carry out the cause.
"I am also really against corporate money distort elections", said.
Maresca, who is called himself an independent policy "fiscally conservative but socially liberal, said that his idea that is derived from the creation of shirts drawn with markers on Wall Street. But it was his wife - he describes as apolitical - that presented the request because Maresca does not have a credit card.
But this Combelic attempt to Maresca is contrary to the Mission of dealing with Wall Street.
"I think that they are taking what they represent 99% of America and instead as representing an individual," he said.
Steve Mancinelli, a lawyer for intellectual property in New York, legally, says "you can't own words because he believes."
He said that the "intention to use" application of the Marescas would be adopted if they have a "good faith intention" to produce articles for trade. It would take two or three months until that review of the implementation, time in which independent "use" application will have to occur, said Mancinelli.
Trade mark privileges would be property of the Marescas "Deal with Wall St" brand, as well as the use of this text in tags from merchandise.
Mancinelli said, it was also confused that "someone OWS gang, which has shown anti-capitalist ideals, could participate in a capitalist fundamental activity, as a trademark".
When asked where the product would be, said Robert Maresca, "it is my intention to have them (Occupy Wall Street supporters) to obtain the maximum benefit after any expenses."
While Maresca said it was too early to make any promise, "it is my hope to transfer the ownership of the brand to OWS if it is feasible".
He said that it would even sell the brand to the members concerned with Wall Street, if they wanted to, for only $1 - after refund your expenses.
Combelic said that he doesn't think that fellow protestors occupy Wall Street will be too eager to don "Occupy" trademark clothing.
"Already we do t-shirts there for free, screen printing on the site," said. "We think that the individual marketing professional - making our own buttons or t-shirts - is more valuable."
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