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Tampa Bay Rays
Congratulations to the Tampa Bay Rays for advancing to the 2026 World Series!
Famous Racing Sausages
Congratulations to the Milwaukee Brewers for advancing to the 2026 World Series! Some may argue that the team itself is still only the second most famous part of the Brewers. The most famous? The FAMOUS RACING SAUSAGES® of course!
Milwaukee Brewers
Congratulations to the Milwaukee Brewers for advancing to the 2026 World Series!
World Series 2026
Congratulations to the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays for advancing to the 2026 World Series!
Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream were awarded to Atlanta businessman Ron Terwilliger as a WNBA expansion franchise in October 2007, becoming the league’s 14th team when they began play in 2008.
Golden State Valkyries
The Golden State Valkyries were awarded to the ownership group of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors in October 2023, becoming the WNBA’s first expansion franchise since the Atlanta Dream joined the league in 2008.
WNBA Finals 2026
Congratulations to the Golden State Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream for advancing to the 2026 WNBA® Finals!
Pennington Green Grass Seed
PENNINGTON® is one of the best-known brands lining store shelves during overseeding season, and as you load a bag into your cart or car this weekend, you may notice a striking statement printed on the back: “The color green as applied to grass seed is a registered trademark.”
Pop Rocks
In 1956, General Foods chemist William A. Mitchell was experimenting with ways to make an instant carbonated soft drink by trapping pressurized carbon dioxide inside hot candy before cooling. The result did not work particularly well as an instant soda, but did give birth to the POP ROCKS® brand.
Fair & White Security Hologram
Fair & White was developed in France in the late 1990s by Continental Laboratories Medica, a French cosmetics company headed by pharmacist and chemist Xavier Tancogne.
20th Century Fox Motion
The 20th Century Fox studio was formed in 1935 through the merger of two film companies with very different histories: Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures.
Gibson Bell Truss Rod Cover
The Gibson Bell Truss Rod Cover shape mark is one of the oldest, still-active shape registrations in the US. The shape was first used in 1922 and first registered in 1975!
Del’s Lemonade
For generations of Rhode Islanders, the Del’s frozen lemonade truck has been a familiar sign of summer. Today, visitors will quickly notice two signature features when encountering a Del’s truck.
Bass Triangle Logo
Bass Brewery was founded in 1777 by William Bass in Burton upon Trent, England. As the Bass brewery expanded, it began using a simple triangle to identify its pale ale. The rest is trademark history!
Mirado Pencil Configuration
For generations of American students and office workers, the MIRADO® pencil was a familiar No. 2 pencil, recognizable by its distinctive metal ferrule featuring a red band contrasting with yellow or gold surfaces.
Genuine Bavarian Beer Logo
The Bavarian Brewers’ Association, known in Germany as the Bayerischer Brauerbund e.V., was founded in Munich in 1880. The Genuine Bavarian Beer Logo is a certification mark, certifying that the beer satisfies standards connected to its geographic origin and production.
Hot Dog Packaging Trademarks
Product packaging (like hot dog packages) can function as a trademark if consumers come to recognize the configuration of a package as belonging to one brand. Do you recognize the brand owners behind the two hot dog packages in the drawing?
Wienermobile
Oscar Mayer’s Wienermobile vehicle was created in 1936, when Carl Mayer, the nephew of Oscar Mayer, came up with a simple but unforgettable advertising idea: put a giant hot dog on wheels and drive it through the streets of Chicago.
Hot Dog Trademarks
Every year on Independence Day, Americans across the country consume a disgusting number of hot dogs. “HOT DOG” is also a great example to explain some intricacies of trademark law.