Author: trademorker
PORNLYWEDS – Evans Entertainment Corporation Pornographic scenarios involving newlyweds or performers acting as newlyweds? “Let’s try it again, only can you act a little more like you just got married? And…ACTION!” ENTREMANEUR – Charting New Courses, Inc. Entrepreneurs who also happen to be men? Mork would suggest choosing a name that doesn’t sound like “manure”. BLINGKINI – Isabella Valentina, LLC Bikinis featuring shiny, expensive-looking decorations? How very Keeping Up with the Kardasians. KIDFETTI – The Centers, Inc. Confetti made especially for kids? Yeah, ’cause that adult confetti is too mature and will corrupt their fragile little minds. AUTHORPRENEURSHIP – John Rizzo, Individual The state of being an entrepreneur who also happens…
Update: Trademork post (this one) sparks a flurry of posts (below), a and a response from Fark about the trademark registration. Muhahaha. _____ On November 28, 2007, social networking news site Fark.com filed to protect the trademark Not safe for work in relation to “entertainment services, namely, providing a website featuring photographic, audio, video and prose presentations featuring comedic captions regarding current events and online discussions and/or reviews of web materials of an adult nature”. The phrase “not safe for work” (NSFW) refers to the tag used to mark URLs or hyperlinks that may be sexually explicit or include audio that contains profanity, so that individuals making personal use of…
Update: Trademork post (this one) causes online rumor explosion (links below), a front-page Digg story and a response from Sega confirming that no Dreamcast 2 is in the works. Mork is sad. _____ On August 13, 2007, video game developer Sega Corporation filed a new application to protect the trademark Dreamcast. While the existing Dreamcast filing for the same class and codes is still active, the new filing relates to: “home video game machines; player-operated electronic controllers for electronic video game machines; video game interactive controller, namely, hand held pads, and floor pads or mats; joysticks for video games; computer cursor control devices, namely, computer mouse; flash memory…
On November 21, 2007, American communications company Motorola, Inc. filed to protect the trademark DEXT in relation to “mobile telephones” as well as “electronic personal organizers, computer software and programs, computer e-commerce software, computer software for sending and receiving short messages and electronic mail, digital cameras, video cameras” and “wireless telephone services” among other things. Gizmodo is reporting that Motorola’s upcoming media phones are to be called Motorola ZINE. DEXT could be the name of one of these devices, or some kind of service for ZINE or other devices. If Motorola needs a new four-letter name for a device (like RAZR, ROKR or KRZR), Mork would…
Update: PocketGamer and others are now reporting that Eidos has confirmed Tomb Raider Underworld for multiple platforms. _____ Update: Wikipedia now lists Tomb Raider: Underworld as the eighth installment of the Tomb Raider series. Eidos or Crystal Dynamics has yet to confirm or deny the name. _____ On November 21, 2007, video game developer Eidos Interactive filed to protect the trademark Tomb Raider Underworld in relation to, what else…a video game. Mork suspects that this might be the name of Tomb Raider 8, which is currently in development at Crystal Dynamics. The storyline is rumored to be based around the Mayan Calendar. During five nameless and dangerous days at the end…
On November 16, 2007, American technology company Dell, Inc. filed to protect the trademark Zingspot in relation to “an online consumer portal for digital entertainment content acquisition and distribution”. Back in August, Dell acquired Mountain View-based mobile entertainment startup Zing Systems in an attempt to, according to Dell spokesman David Frink, “expand our capability to provide great product experiences”. Dell’s upcoming Zingspot portal appears to be the next step in that endeavor. While the Zingspot.com domain is still inactive, a whois search for Zingspot.com shows Dell as the owner. “Dude, you got a Zingspot!”
Okay, here’s an interesting one. There once was a software company in the 1980s named Infocom, which made many games and works of interactive fiction, including the Zork series, The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Shogun. Infocom was eventually bought by Activision in 1986 and was shut down by the publisher in 1989. Fast forward to this year. On July 2, 2007, and individual from Germany named Oliver Klaeffling filed to protect the trademark Infocom in relation to game software. But hold up, Oliver! On October 3, 2007, an LLC based in San Francisco, CA has also filed to protect the name Infocom for the same IC and classes. Even more interesting: the…
Network Solutions appears to be developing a domain name auction service. On September 24, 2007, they filed to protect the trademark Namejet. The services description includes: “on-line auction services featuring domain names; on-line auction services for businesses, consumers, domain name holders; on-line bidding services featuring domain names; on-line proxy bidding services”. A quick Google search for the term features a Network Solutions link as the #1 Sponsored Link. However, the link kicks you to a standard domain name promo/search page. Expect this prime link to redirect to the new Namejet service when it launches.
On October 31, 2007, Google Inc. filed to protect the trademark Android in relation to their recently-announced open and comprehensive software platform for mobile devices. Google developed Android through an alliance of technology and mobile industry leaders called the Open Handset Alliance. While Google insists that there’s no GPhone on the way, and that handset makers such as Motorola will be providing the hardware, its worth noting that the trademark filing covers “hardware” in addition to “software”, just in case Google changes its mind. Although the trademark for GPhone was registered on August 25, 2007 by some Italian guy named Sergio Costanzo. Looks like you’ll have to find another…