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Vuvuzela, the trademark

By nipper

I wondered if there were a rash of US trademark applications filed on variations on VUVUZELA (as US applicants race to do every time there is a new hot word). Surprisingly, there are ZERO pending trademarks that include VUVUZELA. The only mark in TESS is an abandoned US Trademark application…I had no idea that VUVUZELA itself was a trademark. Now, you know… Word Mark VUVUZELA Goods and Services (ABANDONED) IC 015. US 002 021 036. G & S: Musical instruments, namely, plastic trumpets Serial Number 78605017 Filing Date April 8, 2005 Live/Dead Indicator DEAD Abandonment Date July 18, 2008 Related posts:TIBBIT #2 — Trademark searching The Advertiser (Louisiana) has an interesting article called Web search... Top Trademark Firms Survey – Due April 9, 2009 If you want your Firm to be included in IP...continue to full post

Full post as published by Invent Blog on June 17, 2010 (boomark / email).