Man seeks Je Suis Charlie trademark

A man in the United States is seeking to profit from the phrase Je suis Charlie, which became a rallying cry after the terrorist attack in Paris that killed 12 people at the Charlie Hebdo newspaper.

According to a filing on January 16 at the US Patent and Trademark Office, the Florida-based Latin American Trading Group applied for a trademark on the words, which translate as I am Charlie. The application says the phrase would be used on a range of products.