5 years-with the the publication of Debbie Stollers book Stitch and Bitch and the follow up book Stitch and Bitch Nation, it has been used widely for the name of internet groups.
How can you trademark something that was used as a title 5 years ago. Couldn't Ms. Stoller countersue?
Imagine if someonetrademarked all swearwords and got the sites pulled. The whole web would fold up and float away.