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Trademark Tuesday – New and Cancelled Marks – 26 November 2024

Well, well, well. A company in China has registered a pop culture name from a popular series of novels (BASGIATH WAR COLLEGE), and the author’s company applied to register it a couple of months ago. I can’t wait to see how this one plays out; I have both of them on my watch list at MyUSPTO so I get an email when anything changes.

Numbers for the week in class 025: we have 758 newly registered trademarks, 385 previously registered marks were cancelled, and 34 applications were abandoned before they made it across the finish line.

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)

ACCIDENTALLY SCARRED
ALOHA VIBES – Of all the vibes, I can vibe with these vibes.
AMBITIOUS HUSTLER
BARBARELLA – Owner: some company in China.
BASGIATH WAR COLLEGE – Owner: some other company in China. Yarros filed an application in September 2024, which is still awaiting examination.
BREATH OF GOD – I hope it isn’t stinky. You’d think his breath would smell the absolute best.
CHESS NOT CHECKERS – Agreed. Chess is more fun.
CLOVER
COZY UP YOUR LIFE – I’m in a thick sweatshirt with a heating pad on my lap and a mug of hot chai. Done!
CREED – It’s a perfume company, not the band.
DADDY BAE
DARE TO WANDER
DO IMPORTANT STUFF – If you have the energy for it.
EMOTIONALLY EXHAUSTED – If so, don’t do important stuff.
ESKIMO PIE
FIND JOY ON YOUR PATH – I’d prefer finding loose change on my path.
FIND YOUR SEXY
FREE REFILLS
G.L.A.M. – Interesting. They would have found GLAM (reg # 2586546) in their search, but the USPTO says “no conflicting marks found.”
GOOD THINGS TAKE TIME
GRAB ME A GLAZED – Appears to be owned by Dunkin’.
HE IS KING
HUMAN ROBOT
I’M VERY VULNERABLE RN IF ANY BAD BITCHES WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME – Interesting pick-up line, terrible specimens.
IT’S GREAT TO BE HERE
JUST A HAPPY BILLIONAIRE – Does such a thing exist? They mostly seem whiny, insecure, and super needy.
LOCAL GREEN – Looks like a vegan restaurant, not a marijuana store.
LOOP DADDY
MAN CRUSH
MATERNITY VIBES – Some vibes I just can’t vibe with.
MOSH EISLEY – A wretshed hive of shcum and villainy.
MOUNTAIN TRIBE
OCEAN TINKLER – If you can’t tinkle in the ocean, where can you really tinkle?
ONLY TRUST GOD
PAWFECTIONIST
POOL TINKLER – I’m OK with the ocean, but not so much in the pool. It’s a much higher pee-to-water ratio.
POSTGAME
RATION
SKY DADDY – Appears to be about helicopter dudes, not a slang reference to the Christian god.
SLOW RIDE
SOAP IS SAFE FOR CAST IRON – It’s good to get this information out there!
SPEAK NOW NEVER HOLD YOUR PEACE – I’m going to guess that this owner isn’t a wedding planner.
STRONG BABY
VAMPIRO
WEDNESDAY – Another one owned by the Addamses.
WENDIGO
WORLD’S DOPEST DAD – I keep trying to type this as “dopiest.”
YES I’M STILL FREEZING ME – Oddly phrased, but a sentiment I see on a lot of shirt designs.

 


PART 1-B: NEW REGISTRATIONS (SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER)

WHAT’S THE POINT?

 


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

I didn’t find any!

 


PART 1-D: INTERESTING ILLUSTRATED MARK(S) OF THE WEEK

A company named KAPTIAL Inc. has registered a few oddball smiley faces, including ones looking left, looking right, and a creepy four-eyed variant. Looks like they’ve registered some others in the past and in other classes too.

Three smiley face trademarks from KAPITAL

 


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!)

8150
AUTHENTIC VIBES
BEACH TOWN BUMS
BEEROLOGY MAJOR
BETTER THAN THE GREATEST
BLUNTS & BARBELLS
BUMP BODY
BUSY MOM
CANCER MESSED WITH…
DANGEROUS TO OTHERS
DO RIGHT
ENEMIES FOREVER
FUCK THE WORLD * [removed from spreadsheet]
I AIN’T DOIN IT
IT’S A MOM THING
KICK BUTT OR STAY HOME
LATINO BADASS
MIDNIGHT VIBES
ONE TOUGH MUTHER
PIZZA & CHAMPAGNE
RIDE OR DIE CHICK
RUBBISH
SASSY HEFFA
SLAYTHEDAY
SUNSHINE HIPPIE
SYMPTOMS
THE MAESTRO, THE LAW, THE LEGEND
TRIO
VETO
WE ARE THE 47%
WEED IS GOOD
WHAT * [removed from spreadsheet]
WINE MAFIA

 


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! 🪦

98482304ATTACK THE DAY
90476543DO YOUR BEST
98752807FU*KYOURINTUITION
98752787FUCKYOURINTUITION
98758590NASHVILLE OR NOWHERE
97527643YOU’RE STRONGER THAN YOU KNOW

 



[sic] = A spelling, spacing, grammar, or punctuation error is part of the mark, not a typo from my butterfingers.
[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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