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Trademark Tuesday – New and Cancelled Marks – 13 August 2024

The numbers for the week in class 025: there were 644 newly registered trademarks, 406 previously registered marks were cancelled, and 127 applications were abandoned before they made it all the way.

Note: The marks in part 1 are now fully registered and active! These lists are compiled from the Trademark Official Gazette, which publishes lists of the newest registered marks every week. (Some of these are legitimate brand names! I’ve included them on this list because those brand names are also words or phrases that may be used on the goods in question by crafters and makers.)

 


PART 1: NEW REGISTRATIONS (PRINCIPAL REGISTER)

1A – Looks like a first amendment thing.
A CLUCKING GOOD TIME
ADDICTIVE AF – Always nice to add another mark to the “AF” list.
BAR VILLAINS
BEACHWATER LIFE
BIG FEELINGS – Like the G-spot, a thing many grown men don’t know how to handle. 😆
CHICKEN HAPPY HOUR
CLIQUE
COMPOST ME – Not sure if they mean the garment itself, or the wearer’s body after they die.
ETERNAL
ETERNAL OPTIMIST – Different owner than the mark above.
FAVORITE DAUGHTER – Already on the spreadsheet with two other registration numbers.
HEAD OVER HEELS – Dang, now I have Tears for Fears singing in my head.
I PLAY PIANO WHAT’S YOUR SUPER POWER
I’D RATHER BE COMPOST – OK, yeah, looks like the wearer’s body should be composted.
I’D RATHER BE COMPOSTED
I’M KIND OF A BIG DILL – Oh jeez, this phrase is all over the place.
IN SALT WE TRUST – The word “salary” comes from salt! Some ancient Romans were paid in salt instead of money.
JUST ADD MELANIN
LIVE LIFE BAREFOOT
LIVE. DIE. REPEAT. – Same owner as all those compost marks.
LOITER
ME TO YOU
MILDLY – You can, of course, still use this word in a phrase.
MITTEN TIES – List of goods does not contain mitten ties.
MOXIE BABE
OINKOINK
PROTECTING FREEDOM – NO COMPROMISE – Owned by handgun company Heckler & Koch.
SALT DRIP – I still can’t get used to “drip” being a good thing.
SANDSHARK
SATIN LIFE – Goods: hats and headbands made of satin.
SHRIMP DADDY
SOCIALLY INEPT
SOIL MYSELF – That same company with the composting stuff.
SOIL YOURSELF – Same. Finally looked them up, here’s their website with more info!
TROYE SIVAN – I know this person has fame, but I have no idea what he/she does. (Yes, I am an old.)
VIVA DEPORTES – The registration translates “deportes” but does not translate “viva.” 😆
WE CAN ROSIE – That’s right, an electrical company is locking down this concept from the 1940s.
WELL, SWELL, SPLENDIFEROUS & SUPERB

 


PART 1-B: NEW REGISTRATIONS (SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER)

AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE

 


PART 1-C: OLDER REGISTERED MARKS I DISCOVERED THIS WEEK

LOVER’S HEART

 


PART 1-D: MY FAVORITE ILLUSTRATED MARK OF THE WEEK

It’s a tough call between the teddy bear with two heads owned by Marc Jacobs, or the donkey with two torsos and heads that looks like a preliminary sketch, not a finalized logo. So let’s just celebrate the double-noggin critters today!

A silhouette of a teddy bear with two heads.A sketch drawing of two donkeys that have been cut in half at the waist, then stitched together.

 

 


PART 2: CANCELLED MARKS

(Standard disclaimer: Always double-check these words and phrases before using them in your designs, to make sure there isn’t a separate registration that is still live and active. Some marks have multiple registrations!)

100% ALL THE TIME EVERY TIME
ALCATRAZ PSYCHO WARD
BEAT ME
BLAME IT ON MY A.D.D.
BORN BRAVE
BOYS WILL BE BOYS. GOOD HUMANS!
DIGITAL HIPPIE
EDGE – Class 025 cancelled; class 014 remains active.
GIRLZ NIGHTS
GLIDE
GO LIKE YOURSELF
GRAYSCALE
I FLIP FOR MOM’S MILK!
I GO BANANAS OVER MOM’S MILK!
IF YOU DON’T SMOKE CIGARS HOW DO I KNOW I CAN TRUST YOU?
ISLAND BRAT
KING I AM
LET’S MOTOR – Class 025 cancelled; class 035 remains active.
MOM’S MILK KEEPS ME A-FLOAT!
MOM’S MILK PUTS FUR ON MY CHEST!
OFFICIAL GODDESS
OLD, FAT & UGLY
PETTY WITH A PURPOSE
REAL BLESSED
REAL DAWGS WEAR PURPLE
SHE’S BUILDING HER EMPIRE
STILL HERE FOR A REASON
STONED AS F. . . EVERYDAY
THE HEART DOES NOT FORGET
WE ARE STILL HERE
WIBBLY PIGBABY – Owner from China. Mainly included because it made me laugh.
WINE DUCK
YOUR TURN

 


PART 3: ABANDONED APPLICATIONS! 🎉

Here are the applications that were abandoned this week in class 025, with mark drawing code 4. The most likely cause was the applicant not submitting corrected, updated, or informative material by the USPTO’s deadline. Ding, dong, these witches are dead! 🪦

97629233ALL GOOD LIVES MATTER
97712453ALL LIVES DON’T MATTER
98102450BIG BLACK BUTT
90291927BLACK GIRL ZEAL
97487391BLACK ON PURPOSE
90833276COMPLAINING IS NOT CONVERSATION
97361176CONTROL FREAK
90571050DARE TO ROAM
97482507DISTANT LOVER
90835725DONE, DONE AND DONE
97199646EMBRACE WEIRD. CREATE WONDERFUL.
90903807EMPATHETICALLY NONCHALANT
97752210EVERYTHING HURTS CO
97556751GET NAKED AND BEND OVER
97315147GOD MADE BILLIONAIRE
97754009GOD SEES
97830160IF YOU ASK ME, JUST DO IT GOD’S WAY
97755961JES-US PEOPLE
98031912JUST OM IT
97721698LIVE IT THE WAY YOU MAKE IT
98611234MURDER IS MY LOVE LANGUAGE
90514887POUCH
97749498QUEEN OF THE CLASSROOM
97635912RAPPERS LIVES MATTER
97719373RUN CHAMPS
90570439SPREAD MORE LOVE
97754439TOO MUCH WOMAN
97199753WE PLAY NICE WITH OTHERS
97754780WHO ARE YOU HELPING?
97394176YOOPER LIFE
97745829YOU CAN FIX STUPID

 



[sic] = The mark contains a spelling, spacing, grammar, or punctuation error which does not appear to be wordplay. The error is left as-is.
[removed from spreadsheet] = The cancelled item had been on my spreadsheet of marks, and has now been removed.

 


Note: This is a curated list, and may not include all marks that affect you or your business. All opinions expressed in the snark are my own. All snark is intended for entertainment purposes.

As always, the new marks have been added to my ginormous spreadsheet; please check it out for a shockingly large list of registered trademarks!

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