An ad executive walks into a meeting ...

So, America, whatcha got? How are you going to reclaim your rightful place as the beacon on the hill? How are you going to lead us to a new American century?
Cure cancer? New sources of safe, sustainable energy? Peace on earth? Nope, or at least not yet.
But, your dog can have a snack treat called, and I am not making this up,
Better Than Ears^®.

via Better Than Brands - Better Than Ears® premium healthy dog treats - Products

Be proud, America. Be proud.
And, be sure to let the folks in Legal that we're gonna trademark "Serve when deserved with love, affection and a scratch behind the ears™."

An ad executive walks into a meeting ...

So, America, whatcha got? How are you going to reclaim your rightful place as the beacon on the hill? How are you going to lead us to a new American century?
Cure cancer? New sources of safe, sustainable energy? Peace on earth? Nope, or at least not yet.
But, your dog can have a snack treat called, and I am not making this up,
Better Than Ears^®.

via Better Than Brands - Better Than Ears® premium healthy dog treats - Products

Be proud, America. Be proud.
And, be sure to let the folks in Legal that we're gonna trademark "Serve when deserved with love, affection and a scratch behind the ears™."

On trademarks, dead or not or something

On the front cover of the latest phone book was this sticker.

I saw that logo on the right side, As Seen On TV, and started to wonder if this was a trademark infringement, either directly or as the result of
likelihood of confusion, (USPTO definition) where the image looks enough like the trademark belonging to someone else.
Y'see, the good people who bring us SnuggieWorld

via Snuggie World - The Official Site Of AsSeenOnTV.com, New Colors, Designer, Snuggie for Kids, Snuggie for Dogs
and some other, um, products, have claimed trademarks for two URLs.

Copyright © 1995-2009 AsSeenOnTV.com TM, and or SeenOnTV.com ®

They also use a teeny-tiny mark in their logo, suggesting, if not claiming, that the image is registered.
So, let's see about that.
As search at the United States Patents and Trademarks office shows up some interesting data:
Both ASSEENONTV and ASSEENONTV.COM show up as abandoned trademarks while the phrase SeenOnTV.com comes up empty.
I'm gonna send this post to a couple of attorneys to see if they have any comment. Stay tuned.