I just found out that Jerry and Esther Hicks tried to trademark "Law of Attraction" in 2006. There is an interesting back and forth between Hicks' camp and the US Patent & Trademark Office regarding the subject, but in the end, the trademark is abandoned. You can find it here:
http://tmportal.uspto.gov/external/...ue&details=&SELECT=US+Serial+No&TEXT=78868868
Basically, it is refused because the term and the usage existed prior to Esther Hicks, though her camp claims
“none of these articles suggest that LAW OF ATTRACTION is a concept that existed prior to the first usage by the Hicks in conjunction with their teachings in the area of self esteem and inspiration.”
Karen Sherlock, the Hicks' project coordinator, includes an interesting declaration March 10, 2008 under "Paper Correspondence Incoming," where she says:
“At page 22, Esther begins to speak about an idea created by the Hicks that they
arbitrarily named—the Law of Attraction.”
“Another philosophical idea created by the Hicks, and
fancifully named “Law of Deliberate Creation” is discussed.”
Arbitrarily and fancifully don't exactly sound like information received from "infinite intelligence."
Check it out.
