New thing: I’ve created a Bluesky account for TradeSnark, where I’m combining my love of trademarks with my love of weird holidays (see Holiday Doodles). Every day over at Bluesky will have an expired illustrated trademark that’s related to a weird holiday!

Numbers for the week: in class 025, there were 458 newly registered text trademarks last week. 276 previously registered text marks were cancelled, and 141 applications for text marks were abandoned before they made it all the way to registration!

Note: The marks in part 1 are now fully registered and active! This list is compiled from the USPTO Trademark Search system. 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)

PART 1-B: NEW REGISTRATIONS (SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER)

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

Here’s a fun example of how marks that could be described in virtually the same way can all become registered trademarks. On the left, we have a brand new mark this week: the silhouette of a gorilla, owned by JFC Investments, LLC. (And if you’re anything like me, “JFC” makes you want to say “Jesus Fucking Christ!”)  On the right, I’ve grabbed several other registered trademarks in class 025, all of side-view gorillas in a very simple black and white art style.

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!)

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! 🪦

[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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