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Trademark Tuesday – New and Cancelled Marks – 21 January 2025

Numbers are going back down, which is a relief. We had 785 new trademarks registered in class 025 this week. There were 482 previously registered marks that got cancelled, and 267 applications were abandoned before reaching 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)

ALLISON – Sorry, all you Allisons out there; you can’t have your name on your pants.
AREA
BAD CHILDREN – Y’know, it would be kind of nice if they were labeled.
BARK LOUDER – Nobody wants to tell this to a dog.
BEAVER LIFE
BILLIARD LIFE – Wow, two X LIFE marks in a row!
BOOK GOBLIN – It’s like they know me!
BROKE IS NOT AN OPTION – Au contraire, broke is always an option.
BUDDHIST PUNK
CLAUS
COZY TOES – Goods are footed sweatpants. ME WANT!
DIZZY GILLESPIE – But you weren’t using his name anyway, right?
GOODBYE, NEGATIVE THOUGHTS – They leave through the front door, then climb back in through a window.
GRAMPA’S GARDEN APRON
LAWYER BAE
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROAM
LIKE A DRAGON
LONG WAY ROUND – Hard to believe this show was 20 years ago!
LOVE THE FEELING
MONDAY – Remember, you can use a common word trademark in a phrase, as long as you aren’t referring to the brand.
NOT FOR MONEY NOR FOR FAME PLAY ONLY FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME
ONTOLOGY – noun. The philosophical study of being.
PAPER MACHE [sic]
POWERED BY BITCOIN
PRESERVING MY PEACE – Holding space for my own peace.
TRUE LADY – It’s like they don’t know me at all!
WASTED YOUTH – [Old lady mode] All youth is wasted on the young.
YOU ARE VALUABLE
YOU CAN STOP ASKING NOW – I’ll tell you when we get there!
ZEN LIFE

 


PART 1-B: NEW REGISTRATIONS (SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER)

ACTIVE PATRIOT
MAKE WEED GREAT AGAIN

 


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

BACHELORETTE PARTY FAVORS – Goods: tops, garters, sashes, and veils.
NERDY
WILDERNESS MAKES YOU BETTER

 


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

It’s long been registered in classes 001 and 009, but now 025 is joining in: it’s the classic shape of a Polaroid picture! It’s described as: “The mark consists of a white rectangle with a transparent square cut out of the center. The color grey represents transparent area and is not claimed as a feature of the mark.”

Drawing for a classic Polaroid picture shape, one rectangle inside another.

 


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!)

AMELIORATE
BANG YOUR HEAD
BE EVERYTHING EVERYONE FEARS
BE FREE * [removed from spreadsheet]
BE THE MAN
BEAT TO HELL
BECAUSE YOU DESERVE IT
CLASSIC EDITION
COUNTRY SOUL
DEVOTED HUMAN
DO ANYTHING FOR $1,000,000
DOPE AND UNAPOLOGETIC
EARTH IS AN ISLAND
EVERYDAY BUSTIER
FOR EVERY BELLY
GAY MEN ARE A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND
GIVE SPACE
HOSTILE
JESUS JUNKIE “ADDICTED TO JESUS”
MIDDLE KIDS
NO STUPIDITY ZONE
NO TRADEMARKS
ON A GOOD PATH
OPTION A
ORIGINAL HIPPIE
PSYCHOSEXUAL
STORMY MONDAY * [removed from spreadsheet]
TRAIN HARD. PRAY HARD.

 


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! 🪦

98060209ACTIVE AFTER COFFEE
98061158ANTI-HUMBLE
98067253ATTITUDE OVER EVERYTHING
97245400B.E.A.S.T. BEING EFFICIENT AT STRESSFUL TIMES
98072340BIG DISC ENERGY
98559051BLACKBIRD FLY
98559054BLACKBIRDS
98168493CLUB MINDFULNESS
98072040DIGGA PLEASE
98079212DINKIE PICKLE
97935923DIRTY DENIM
98010868DISC GOLF JUNKIE
98147400DO THE DIFFICULT THING
97621756FISH ‘N CHICKS
98056405FLOWER PEOPLE
97865111FLY TRIBE
98069841FREE THERAPY
98056210GOD HAPPENS!
98050867GRIND OR BE GROUND
98074106HANDSOME & HEAVY
98068291HANG IN HERE OR GO DOWN THERE
97920049I AM SOUND. I AM CALM. I AM FUN. I AM TENACIOUS. I AM SEE THROUGH. I AM DEPTH. I AM THE STORM IF YOU CROSS THE LIMIT. I AM LOVE, AS I AM ONE WITH THE WORLD. I AM THE OCEAN.
97913716I DIG THERAPY
98067430I DON’T TRUST SOUP
97785107IT’S WHAT’S ON THE INSIDE THAT COUNTS
98065274JESUS IS YOUR HUCKLEBERRY
98070135JIM CROW SURVIVOR
98070156LET’S FLOCKIN’ GEAUX
98071562LIVE WITH PURPOSE
98064402LIVE. LOVE. BE CREATIVE.
97605142LOCAL EUROPEAN
98061452LORD OF LORDS
98075527MOMMY HAS MONEY FOR EVERYTHING
98057446MOMS HAVE MORE FUN
98069448MONTANA MANLY MAN CLUB
98055698ONLY TRUTH
98073025PRAY BIG
97173357PRAYINGMOM.
98069152REAL LIFE SMART, LAW SCHOOL DUMB
98040731REPUBLICAN’T
98056084RESPONSIBLY SELFISH
98047905RUN WITH THE FISHES IN THE FIELDS OF YOUR WISHES.
98068767STOP PLAYING WITH ME
90560600TANK SHIRT
98110794THE DEVIL WEARS CONDOMS
98073779TO THE CABIN!
98559006TYRANT
90464526VIVA LAS VEGAN

 



[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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