Trademark Curiosities
Update: Kotaku has confirmed that Guitar Hero: On Tour will in fact be the DS version of Guitar Hero. Mork was going to say “told you so”, but he’s not one to gloat. _____ Update 2: On March 19, 2008, Yahoo and IGN, in an “exclusive reveal”, revealed that Activision has revealed to them that Guitar Hero: On Tour for the DS … Read more
Update: Over two and a half months after Mork reported the name change, Pizza Hut unveiled plans today (April 1, 2008) to introduce a line of new Tuscani pastas on April 6th. The nation’s largest pizza chain said the Pasta Hut name is just an April Fool’s joke to bring attention to their new pasta items, and launched a new … Read more
On December 14, 2007, American football star Terrell Owens (T.O.) filed to protect the trademark I Love Me Some Me in relation to restaurants, clothing and cups. Owens is currently a wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys. Prior to playing for the Cowboys, he played for the San Francisco 49ers until 2003 and the Philadelphia Eagles until 2005. Owens … Read more
On December 20, 2007, video game publisher Eidos Interactive filed to protect the trademark Battlestations Pacific in relation to computer and video game software. Mork is going to go ahead and guess that Battlestations Pacific will be the name of the sequel to Eidos’ video game Battlestations Midway. Set in the Pacific during World War II, Battlestation Midway offers a … Read more
Update: Although SCEA has yet to formally announce the game, Joystiq/PS3 Fanboy reports that appear in the latest Game Informer magazine. _____ On December 18, 2007, video game publisher Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) filed to protect the trademark Resistance 2 in relation to a videogame. Resistance 2 will be the sequel to Resistance: Fall of Man, a first-person shooter … Read more
On December 5, 2007, filed to protect the trademark mezone in relation to an all-encompassing home television and entertainment system featuring an array of hardware and services. Paraphrasing slightly from the filing, Sony mezone encompasses: “computer hardware, set top boxes, remote controls, and computer software and peripherals, namely audio and video receivers and transmitters and computer software … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more