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Update- Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Wins Trademark Dispute
State of Tennessee Concedes Defeat Over Logo Flap
Last week, I reported on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s rejection of the federal trademark application for the State of Tennessee’s boring new logo. Essentially, the USPTO found that the logo was too weak to have any trademark significance. And the State of Tennessee apparently agrees. This week, the state responded to the rejection by amending the application to the Supplemental Register. What the heck is the Supplemental Register? It’s the 70-pound weakling to the Principal Register when it comes to federal trademark protection. So what’s next for the state? It can meekly accept its supplemental registration and let […]
Read MoreUSPTO Rejects Controversial Tennessee Logo
The State of Tennessee made news recently when it unveiled a new logo. The news wasn’t that Tennessee is adopting a boring, new logo, but the fact that the logo cost $46,000 to develop. You read that right. $46,000. As you can imagine, watchdog groups are having a field day. The logo looks like something a grade school student could design, Chris Butler of www.Watchdog.org told Nashville TV station WSMV. The Beacon Center of Tennessee named the new logo “Pork of the Year.” It appears that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) might have the last laugh. The State […]
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