Catherine Crump wants to trademark the phrase “I can’t breathe,” the last words of Staten Island man Eric Garner, which became a rallying cry — a symbol of anger and frustration —over the past two-plus weeks. Crump, who lives in Illinois, has no relation to Garner, who died in July after a New York City police officer placed him in an apparent chokehold.

So why is she filing for the trademark? For use on “clothing, namely hoodies, T-shirts for men, women, boys, girls and infants,” according to the application.

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