[E-trademarks] Giveaways

Wed Feb 21 08:57:49 EST 2024

FWIW it's not at all uncommon to see live registrations for shirts in Class
25 where BRAND appears completely and merely ornamentally on the goods
themselves but where BRAND is used in a source-indicating manner on an
electronic display associated with the goods (often a webpage).

Sincerely,

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On Wed, Feb 21, 2024 at 12:01 AM Lara Pearson via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Even if it is ornamental, if the shirts are ancillary to the use of BRAND
> in connection with NFTs, then BRAND may be registered as an indicator of secondary
> source
> <https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TMEP/current#/result/TMEP-1200d1e1773.html?q=mork&ccb=on&ncb=off&icb=off&fcb=off&ver=current&syn=adj&results=compact&sort=relevance&cnt=10&index=1>,
> ala Mork & Mindy . . . TMEP 1202.03(c)
> <https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TMEP/current#/result/TMEP-1200d1e1773.html?q=mork%20%20AND%20%20Mindy&ccb=on&ncb=off&icb=off&fcb=off&ver=current&syn=adj&results=compact&sort=relevance&cnt=10&index=1>
> :
>
> To show secondary source, the applicant may show:
>
> (1) ownership of a U.S. registration on the Principal Register of the same
> mark for other goods or services based on use in commerce under §1 of the
> Trademark Act;
>
>
> (2) ownership of a U.S. registration on the Principal Register of the same
> mark for other goods or services based on a foreign registration under
> §44(e) or §66(a) of the Trademark Act for which an affidavit or declaration
> of use in commerce under §8 or §71 has been accepted;
>
>
> (3) non-ornamental use of the mark in commerce on other goods or services;
> or
>
>
> (4) ownership of a pending use-based application for the same mark, used
> in a non-ornamental manner, for other goods or services.
>
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> On Tue, Feb 20, 2024 at 2:39 PM Crane, Susan via E-trademarks <
> e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
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>> But the real question is - is BRAND a source identifier for the shirt, or
>> merely ornamental.
>>
>>
>> Susan L. Crane
>> Group Vice President, Legal
>> Intellectual Property, Brands & Marketing
>>
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>> On Feb 20, 2024, at 5:37 PM, Dale Quisenberry via E-trademarks <
>> e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Yes no need for a sale just transported in commerce Best regards, Dale C.
>> Dale Quisenberry Quisenberry Law PLLC 832. 680. 1000 Sent from my iPhone On
>> Feb 20, 2024, at 4: 27 PM, Michael Eshaghian via E-trademarks <e-trademarks@
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>> On Feb 20, 2024, at 4:27 PM, Michael Eshaghian via E-trademarks <
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>> 
>>
>> I have client that has an NFT project called BRAND (let’s say). When
>> someone buys an NFT, they get a free T-shirt with BRAND on it. Can I
>> register BRAND in class 25 (clothing) even though it’s not sold to
>> consumers in the traditional sense?
>>
>>
>>
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