The holidays are all about traditions. Some are fun like Christmas trees and presents. Some are a nuisance (ahem, elf on the shelf). Some are a means to an end like road trips. When I was growing up, we would take a road trip every year before Christmas from Baltimore to my grandparents’ house in […]
In the pantheon of Christmas movies, A Christmas Story ranks at the top for me. It’s partly because of volume. Thanks to the various marathons on TNT and TBS, I’ve seen it at least a hundred times. It’s partly because of the feels. Hilarious, nostalgic, sweet. Who doesn’t get a little misty when Ralphie’s dad […]
Businesses of every shape and size benefit from registering their trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. But what about the USPTO’s own trademarks? It finally got around to registering them a couple of years ago: So why did the USPTO even bother with registering its trademarks? For the same reasons as everyone else: […]
Gobble, gobble. Thanksgiving is almost here. My Thanksgiving routine has evolved over the years. I stay in Nashville instead of hitting the road. I smoke the turkey instead of roasting it. I walk the turkey trot (aka the Boulevard Bolt) instead of running it. However, some things never change. And watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day […]
When people think of trademarks, they often think of the usual source identifiers: brand names, product names, logos, and taglines. However, lots of other things can function as trademarks too. Take, for example, the famous fast-food clown, Ronald McDonald: The rock band Kiss created trademarks out of their make-up: The pro wrestler Sting followed suit […]
Nashvegas. That’s where I live. You might know it by its real name, Nashville. I’ve had the following conversation many times while traveling: Person: “Where are you from?” Me: “Nashville.” Person: “Oooooh. Nashvegas! I was just there for a bachelorette party!” Anyway, I was scrolling through a docket report when I came across an appeal […]
McDonald’s has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. Being dragged into a presidential election controversy and having an E. coli outbreak in the same week will do that to a company. However, it will undoubtedly weather the storm because of the popularity of its registered trademarks, I mean, food: Mark Goods/Services […]
Costumed characters are one of the hallmarks of any theme park experience. At the Disney parks, you can meet Mickey, Minnie, and a small army of princesses. And Universal has Minions, Simpsons, and its classic movie monsters: Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Mummy, and the Wolf Man. Universal’s monsters are so iconic […]
Federal trademark registrations can appear in strange places, like 30,000 feet in the air going 600 miles per hour. Aircraft need protection from trademark infringement just like consumer goods. The most common fighter jets used by the U.S. military today are protected by federal trademark registrations: Mark Status Goods Owner F/A-18E US Reg. No. 2201081 […]
I’ve been a Vanderbilt football fan since arriving on campus as a freshman in 1994. Over the years, I’ve sat through many beatings at the hands of our SEC rivals, especially the University of Alabama. Until recently, the most memorable “highlight” from these games was Bill Marinangel’s epic fake punt in 1996: Of course, we […]
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