Dodgers

Traditional TMs

Oct 23

Written By Justin Powley

Cartoon stick figure in LA Dodgers cap holding a bat with a smiling hot dog mascot in Dodgers gear catching a baseball beside a chalkboard with “Dodgers” written in large chalk letter— representing the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Trademark: Dodgers

First Used: 1916

First Registered: August 8, 1989

Current Owner: LOS ANGELES DODGERS LLC [1]

Trademark Type: traditional trademark; word mark; design mark

Primarily Associated With: entertainment services in the nature of baseball exhibitions [2]

Brief (and likely incomplete) History:

Congratulations to the NLCS® [3] champion Los Angeles Dodgers for advancing to the 2025 World Series® [4]. The defending champs (2024 World Series champions over the New York Yankees) will face off this year against the Toronto Blue Jays. Let’s take a look at some Dodgers trademarks!

To kick things off, DODGERS® is a registered trademark used primarily in connection with entertainment services in the nature of baseball exhibitions [5], and also for clothing and a host of smaller goods like bumper stickers, pens, pencils, posters, and baseball cards [6].

The Los Angeles Dodgers use a variety of different logos, including the Cursive Dodgers Logo [7], the LA Logo [8], and the Cursive Dodgers and Flying Baseball Logo [9], all primarily used in connection with entertainment services in the nature of baseball exhibitions, among other goods and services, and the Cursive Los Angeles Logo [10], used in connection with clothing.

Finally, what’s a Dodger’s game without a Dodger Dog®? DODGER DOG® is a registered trademark used primarily in connection with hot dogs [11]. The Dodger Dog Logo is a registered trademark used in connection with concession stands [12], toys and sporting goods [13], clothing [14], and entertainment services, namely, baseball games and baseball exhibitions [15].

Good luck Dodgers!

Interested in learning more about trademarks from other 2025 sporting events? Check out our 2025 posts on College Football National Championship, Super Bowl, March Madness (and Final Four), Stanley Cup, NBA Championship, WNBA Championship, and MLS Cup.

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[1] Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, https://www.mlb.com/dodgers.

[2] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 1,551,342, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=73747637&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[3] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 3,781,216, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=77875558&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[4] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 1,178,547, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=73230895&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[5] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 1,551,342, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=73747637&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[6] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 1,642,765, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=73837828&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[7] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 1,549,550, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=73747638&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[8] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,512,741, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=76240047&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[9] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,594,167, https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=76240046&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[10] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 3,992,354, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=85068499&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[11] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 1,635,618, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=73461325&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[12] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 6,746,551, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=90838552&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[13] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 6,746,879, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=97174516&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[14] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 7,516,592, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=90838559&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[15] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 7,482,636, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=90838503&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

Justin Powley

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