We’re just days away from Super Bowl LIX, I mean the 59th Big Game. This time of year, you need to be careful about how you refer to the Championship of American Football. That’s because the Gridiron Gala is protected by a bunch of federal trademark registrations: Mark Goods/Services SUPER BOWL Reg: 846056 Serial: 72261119 […]
New President. New trademark applications. They go hand in hand. Donald Trump made headlines on Monday when he said he was serious about renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. Hillary Clinton’s response also made headlines: Setting aside the issue as to whether this is even possible, I would expect to see […]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that artificial intelligence is the hottest tech story of the 2020s. Like many of you, I started playing around with OpenAI’s ChatGPT last year, and I was blown away. I put it to good use by having it write silly songs about Bill Ferrell, tell me […]
The holidays are all about traditions. Some are fun like Christmas trees and presents. Some are a nuisance (ahem, elf on the shelf). Some are a means to an end like road trips. When I was growing up, we would take a road trip every year before Christmas from Baltimore to my grandparents’ house in […]
In the pantheon of Christmas movies, A Christmas Story ranks at the top for me. It’s partly because of volume. Thanks to the various marathons on TNT and TBS, I’ve seen it at least a hundred times. It’s partly because of the feels. Hilarious, nostalgic, sweet. Who doesn’t get a little misty when Ralphie’s dad […]
Businesses of every shape and size benefit from registering their trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. But what about the USPTO’s own trademarks? It finally got around to registering them a couple of years ago: So why did the USPTO even bother with registering its trademarks? For the same reasons as everyone else: […]
Gobble, gobble. Thanksgiving is almost here. My Thanksgiving routine has evolved over the years. I stay in Nashville instead of hitting the road. I smoke the turkey instead of roasting it. I walk the turkey trot (aka the Boulevard Bolt) instead of running it. However, some things never change. And watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day […]
When people think of trademarks, they often think of the usual source identifiers: brand names, product names, logos, and taglines. However, lots of other things can function as trademarks too. Take, for example, the famous fast-food clown, Ronald McDonald: The rock band Kiss created trademarks out of their make-up: The pro wrestler Sting followed suit […]
Nashvegas. That’s where I live. You might know it by its real name, Nashville. I’ve had the following conversation many times while traveling: Person: “Where are you from?” Me: “Nashville.” Person: “Oooooh. Nashvegas! I was just there for a bachelorette party!” Anyway, I was scrolling through a docket report when I came across an appeal […]
McDonald’s has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. Being dragged into a presidential election controversy and having an E. coli outbreak in the same week will do that to a company. However, it will undoubtedly weather the storm because of the popularity of its registered trademarks, I mean, food: Mark Goods/Services […]
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