BLUF: A Google trademark search is not a trademark search. It only surfaces some visible online common-law trademark uses. It does not search the USPTO
John Pasche designed the Rolling Stones tongue and lips logo in 1970. The Rolling Stones tongue and lips logo first appeared in commerce in 1971
BLUF: For most U.S. trademark applications, federal registration turns on four core legal hurdles: (1) a valid registration basis, including use in commerce where required;
The Supplemental Register (15 U.S.C. § 1091) is the USPTO’s secondary trademark database for marks that are capable of distinguishing goods or services but lack
Quick Answer: Yes. A Limited Liability Company (LLC) can own a federal trademark. Under TMEP § 803.03(h) and the Lanham Act, an LLC may register,
There are three primary trademark symbols in the United States: ®, ™, and ℠. Use ™ to identify a claimed trademark for goods and ℠
The Metallica logo, designed by James Hetfield in 1982 and first used in commerce in March 1983, is protected by U.S. Trademark Registration No. 1,923,477
An incontestable trademark under Section 15 of the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. § 1065) provides the strongest form of federal trademark protection available. After five
