[E-trademarks] Standard Character Watch - Challenging SCMs

[Ken Boone]

FYI - Below is today's list of challenging standard character marks that I just provided to the USPTO.

Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2025 11:37 AM
To: TMFeedback <tmfeedback at uspto.gov>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Standard Character Watch - Challenging SCMs

By my checks, 5 of the 14 challenging standard character marks that I reported on August 29th (two weeks ago) have been corrected.

Today's list includes the 9 SCMs that were not corrected plus 6 new challenging standard character marks.

#
SN
Wordmark
Drawing
Comment
1
99113838
DIMIQI
[Image for 99113838, select for more details]
Considering the  drawing, is this a valid  STANDARD CHARACTER MARK  or a STYLIZED TEXT MARK?
2
99106172
DROP THE PIN
 [Image for 99106172, select for more details]

Raw Drawing is 1244 X 1600 pixels with far too much blank space surrounding the text.  Crop drawing to remove excess blank space?
3
99053855
VA VERITY AURUM COMFORT IN LUXURY
[Image for 99053855, select for more details]
Considering the design elements in the drawing, is this a valid  STANDARD CHARACTER MARK?
4
98875872
W.E.L.L. NEWS  ―  WELLNESS, EATING, LIVING, & LEARNING.
  [Image for 98875872, select for more details]
 The ―  character is the Unicode character with the decimal value 8213, a  Horizontal Bar character, but since it is not a standard character, should the USPTO substitute a similar standard character?
5
98859737
ΜPNT
 [Image for 98859737, select for more details]
Now scheduled for publication, the first letter Μ for the µ is the Unicode letter with decimal value 924 which is NOT included in the Standard Character Set.  Substitute the standard character  µ in the wordmark?
6
98830728
ONE WORLD. ONE FUND.
[Image for 98830728, select for more details]

Considering the  design elements in the drawing, is this a valid  STANDARD CHARACTER MARK?
7
98807535
GREAT•FUL
[Image for 98807535, select for more details]
Why would the USPTO substitute   • , the Unicode character with decimal value 8226, for the  · standard character that was provided in the application?
8
98738773
CHELSEY'S COLLECTIONS
[Image for 98738773, select for more details]

A drawing quality concern:  The drawing (which appears to be 400 X 400 pixels) has lots of blank space at the top & bottom that could be cropped out to make the text easier to read in the displayed drawing (though the USPTO traditionally requests the applicant to update the drawing).
9
98258547
VIVA LA GUT
  [Image for 98258547, select for more details]
Doesn't the drawing suggests this is STYLIZED TEXT, not STANDARD CHARACTERS?
10
97858646
ALLUVIUM ESTATE
  [Image for 97858646, select for more details]
Considering the  colors in the drawing, is this a valid  STANDARD CHARACTER MARK?
11
90684552
OX
  [Image for 90684552, select for more details]
Should the wordmark be updated to "THE OX" for the additional text in the drawing for this registered standard character mark?
12
87075434
DETROIT GRIT
[Image for 87075434, select for more details]
[Trademark image]

Why doesn't the Trademark Search drawing (the top STYLIZED TEXT with carrier drawing) does match TSDR drawing (the bottom STANDARD CHARACTER MARK drawing) for this registered standard character mark?
13
86486356
RE
  [Image for 86486356, select for more details]
Shouldn't the wordmark be updated to "RE|GRID" for this registered standard character mark?
14
85242834
HC
[Image for 85242834, select for more details]
Shouldn't the wordmark be updated to "HC|21" for this registered standard character mark?
15
79416509
GX･SONIC STREAM
  [Image for 79416509, select for more details]

Substitute the standard character   ·  for  • ( the Unicode character with decimal value 65381 [Halfwidth Katakana Middle Dot?] that is NOT in the Standard Character Set) in the wordmark for this Standard Character Mark?

The search ( SN:( 99113838 99106172 99053855 98875872 98859737 98830728 98807535 98738773 98258547 97858646 90684552 87075434 86486356 85242834 79416509) ) retrieves these 15 challenging standard character marks.

Hope this helps,
Ken Boone, USPTO IT Specialist (Retired)

________________________________
From: Ken Boone <boondogles at hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2025 7:09 AM
To: TMFeedback <tmfeedback at uspto.gov>
Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Standard Character Watch - Challenging SCMs

Today's update to Monday's list includes new challenging SCMs highlighted in green and corrected SCMs highlighted in yellow (to be excluded from future updates).

#
SN
Wordmark
Drawing
Comment
1
99053855
VA VERITY AURUM COMFORT IN LUXURY
[Image for 99053855, select for more details]
Considering the design elements in the drawing, is this a valid  STANDARD CHARACTER MARK?
2
98875872
W.E.L.L. NEWS  ―  WELLNESS, EATING, LIVING, & LEARNING.
[Image for 98875872, select for more details]
 The ―  character is the Unicode character with the decimal value 8213, a  Horizontal Bar character, but since it is not a standard character, should the USPTO substitute a similar standard character?
3
98864492
QI SPIRITS
[Image for 98864492, select for more details]
Should SPIRITS (that is clearly included in drawing) be added to the  wordmark for this recent registration?  Corrected on TM Search 8/28.
4
98859737
ΜPNT
 [Image for 98859737, select for more details]
Now scheduled for publication, the first letter Μ for the µ is the Unicode letter with decimal value 924 which is NOT included in the Standard Character Set.  Substitute the standard character  µ in the wordmark?
5
98821341
APM AUSTIN PRECIOUS METALS LLC DIGITAL CURRENCY
[Image for 98821341, select for more details]
Considering the  design elements in the drawing, is this a valid  STANDARD CHARACTER MARK?
6
98807535
GREAT•FUL
[Image for 98807535, select for more details]
Why would the USPTO substitute   • , the Unicode character with decimal value 8226, for the  · standard character that was provided in the application?
7
98738773
CHELSEY'S COLLECTIONS
 [Image for 98738773, select for more details]

A drawing quality concern:  The drawing (which appears to be 400 X 400 pixels) has lots of blank space at the top & bottom that could be cropped out to make the text easier to read in the displayed drawing.
8
98278543
µTHORACOTOMY
 [Image for 98278543, select for more details]
The first letter Μ for the µ is the Unicode letter with decimal value 924 which is NOT included in the Standard Character Set.  Substitute the standard character  µ in the wordmark? Corrected on TM Search 8/28.
9
98258547
VIVA LA GUT
[Image for 98258547, select for more details]
Doesn't the drawing suggests this is STYLIZED TEXT, not STANDARD CHARACTERS?
10
98168957
µMIST
[Image for 98168957, select for more details]
Substitute the standard character  µ for first letter Μ (the Unicode character with decimal value 924 which is NOT included in the Standard Character Set)  in the wordmark?  Corrected on TM Search 8/28.
11
97858646
ALLUVIUM ESTATE
 [Image for 97858646, select for more details]
Considering the  colors in the drawing, is this a valid  STANDARD CHARACTER MARK?
12
97836045
µDRIVE NEXUS
[Image for 97836045, select for more details]
Substitute the standard character  µ for first letter Μ (the Unicode character with decimal value 924 which is NOT included in the Standard Character Set)  in the wordmark?   Corrected on TM Search 8/28.
13
87075434
DETROIT GRIT
[Image for 87075434, select for more details]

[Trademark image]


Why doesn't the Trademark Search drawing (the top STYLIZED TEXT with carrier drawing) match TSDR drawing (the bottom STANDARD CHARACTER MARK drawing)?
14
79416509
GX･SONIC STREAM
[Image for 79416509, select for more details]
Substitute the standard character   ·  for  • ( the Unicode character with decimal value 65381 [Halfwidth Katakana Middle Dot?] that is NOT in the Standard Character Set) in the wordmark for this Standard Character Mark?


Hope this helps,
Ken Boone

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