Rachael Gunn has hit an obstacle in her bid to spin her Olympic breakdancing fame into a new venture after her application to trademark her nickname 'Raygun' was knocked back by the national trademarks office.
Australian breakdancer Rachael ' Raygun ' Gunn hits a roadblock in her bid to trademark her famous nickname with the national trademarks office
Gunn’s style, which featured kangaroo jumps, snake-like slithers, and the ‘sprinkler’, quickly went viral, sparking a wave of memes.Just days after the Olympics wrapped up, Gunn, 37, moved to trademark her nickname, Raygun, filing an application with the Australian Trademarks Office on August 23. B-Girl Raygun of Team Australia reacts during the B-Girls Round Robin - Group B on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Place de la Concorde on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France.
SkyNews.com.au has reached out to the trademark's owner for comment, but it remains unclear whether Gunn has approached the owner or others at Raygun Limited to discuss purchasing the intellectual property.
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