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I Feel the Need, the Need for Trademarks

Federal trademark registrations can appear in strange places, like 30,000 feet in the air going 600 miles per hour. Aircraft need protection from trademark infringement just like consumer goods.

The most common fighter jets used by the U.S. military today are protected by federal trademark registrations:

MarkStatusGoodsOwner
F/A-18E
US Reg. No. 2201081
Serial: 75270859
Registered And Renewed012 airplanes;  THE BOEING COMPANY  
7755 E. Marginal Way S.
Seattle WA 98108
F-15
US Reg. No. 2212331
Serial: 75276580
Registered And Renewed012 aircraft, namely, airplanes;  THE BOEING COMPANY  
7755 E. Marginal Way S.
Seattle WA 98108
F-16
US Reg No. 2225628
Serial: 75402194
Registered And Renewed012 jet aircraft;  LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION  
6801 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda MD 20817
F-22
US Reg No. 2949937
Serial: 78223414
Registered And Renewed012 jet aircraft and structural parts therefor;  Lockheed Martin Corporation  
6801 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda MD 20817
F-35
US Reg No. 3799192
Serial: 77849132
Registered And Renewed012 airplanes and structural parts therefor;  Lockheed Martin Corporation  
6801 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda MD 20817

As part of the registration process, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office requires proof of use. For goods, this typically takes the form of a screenshot of a web page that displays the trademark with detailed ordering information such as a “shopping cart” feature (e.g., Amazon listing). Obviously, this is not an option for military aircraft. Therefore, the trademark owners submitted some awesome photos to satisfy the proof of use requirement:

Specimen for US Reg. No. 2201081 (F/A-18E)
Specimen for US Reg. No. 2212331 (F-15)
Specimen for US Reg. No. 2225628 (F-16)
Specimen for US Reg. No. 2949937 (F-22)
Specimen for US Reg. No. 3799192 (F-35)

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