Happy Thanksgiving (Trademarks)!

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Nov 25

Written By Justin Powley

Cartoon stick figure pointing towards a chalkboard with “Happy Thanksgiving” written in large chalk letters — representing a blog post about various Thanksgiving related trademark registrations.

Happy Thanksgiving! To celebrate, you guessed it, here are some of our favorite Thanksgiving-related trademarks. We hope you enjoy the holiday week!

Other than consuming massive amounts of food, what is your favorite way to spend the day? Some of us enjoy spending the day with family, while others may hope to avoid family (or certain family members – looking at you Aunt Karen) like the plague. Maybe you like to start the morning off watching MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE® [1], first started in 1924. Or maybe you enjoy watching NFL® [2] football games or even THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL® [3] specifically.

But let’s be real, Thanksgiving isn’t Thanksgiving without the dinner. Main course? We stick with BUTTERBALL® [4] turkey, but maybe you are more into HONEY BAKED HAM® [5]. More important are the sides of course. What is Thanksgiving dinner without some stuffing, we prefer STOVETOP® [6] stuffing, and mashed potatoes on your plate? We like the homemade variety using IDAHO® [7] potatoes, but quick and easy BETTY CROCKER® [8] instant mashed potatoes also do the trick. We can’t stand them, but the Thanksgiving dinner table isn’t complete without OCEAN SPRAY® [9] cranberry sauce. Have a four-legged friend? Can’t leave them out – let them join in on the fun with THANKSGIVING DAY DINNER® [10] dog food.

Stay tuned this week for a deeper dive into Tofurky and Turducken, two of our favorite Thanksgiving-related trademarks!

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[1] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,206,890, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=75343573&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch.

[2] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 886,055, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=72322528&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[3] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 4,517,272, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=85936903&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[4] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 1,400,556, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=73553213&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[5] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 1,384,504, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=73139324&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[6] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 949,459, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=949459&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[7] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 802,418, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=72204792&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[8] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 716,936, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=72098082&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[9] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2,093,144, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=75162531&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

[10] USPTO, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 3,350,890, available at https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=3,350,890&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch.

Justin Powley

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