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Budweiser Label

The Budweiser Label is a significant piece of trademark history – it is one of the oldest still-active design mark registrations in the United States, first registered in March 1886.

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May The 4th Be With You

The calendar has officially turned to May and Star Wars Day is just a few days away: May The 4th Be With You®! Fans use the day to celebrate the Star Wars franchise and all things related to it, from Darth Vader® to the Lightsaber®, and everything in-between.

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Q-tips

The Q-tips® brand originated in the 1920s when inventor Leo Gerstenzang observed his wife attaching bits of cotton to toothpicks to clean their baby's ears.

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Ski-Doo

Early snowmobiles resembled a truck with skis and track propulsion, primary intended for traversing the Canadian prairie. In the 1950s, improvements in smaller and lighter internal combustion engines led Bombardier to invent the first commercial successful snowmobile: the Ski-Doo® brand snowmobile.

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University of Houston

March Madness® [3] is winding down and the Final Four® [4] is set. Congrats to the Florida Gators, Duke Blue Devils, Houston Cougars, and Auburn Tigers! The games don’t start until next weekend, but we are getting a jump start at looking at the trademark registrations for the Final Four and each team. Today, let’s look at the trademark portfolio for the Houston Cougars.

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Auburn University

March Madness® is winding down and the Final Four® is set. Congrats to the Florida Gators, Duke Blue Devils, Houston Cougars, and Auburn Tigers! The games don’t start until next weekend, but we are getting a jump start at looking at the trademark registrations for the Final Four and each team. Today, let’s look at the trademark portfolio for the Auburn Tigers.

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Duke

March Madness® is winding down and the Final Four® is set. Congrats to the Florida Gators, Duke Blue Devils, Houston Cougars, and Auburn Tigers! The games don’t start until next weekend, but we are getting a jump start at looking at the trademark registrations for the Final Four and each team. Today, let’s look at the trademark portfolio for the Duke Blue Devils.

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Final Four 2025

March Madness® is winding down and the Final Four® is set. Congrats to the Florda Gators, Duke Blue Devils, Houston Cougars, and Auburn Tigers! The games don’t start until next weekend, but we are getting a jump start at looking at the trademark registrations for the Final Four and each team.

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Sea-Doo

The history of Sea-Doo (and personal watercrafts) begins in the 1960s when Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), a Canadian company known for its Ski-Doo® snowmobiles, sought to create a personal watercraft that mirrored the thrill of riding a Ski-Doo snowmobile on water.

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Wave Runner

Neil Kobayashi, known as the "Wave Runner Papa," invented the Wave Runner® personal watercraft. His vision was shaped during the 1970s while stationed in Shonan, Japan. Inspired by small, motorized watercraft like surfboards fitted with propulsion devices, Kobayashi aimed to develop an affordable and widely accessible craft.

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Jet Ski

The Kawasaki Jet Ski JS400 entered the market in 1973 and was an immediate hit. Unlike its predecessors, the Jet Ski personal watercraft was lightweight, maneuverable, and designed for high-performance water sports.

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March Madness 2025

It is mid-March which can only mean one thing: March Madness® is almost here! Conference tournaments are still playing out, this weekend on Selection Sunday® the bracket will be set, and next week The Big Dance® will officially begin.

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Velcro

Velcro® is an amalgam of the French words “Velour” (velvet) and “Crochet” (hook). In 1941, Swiss engineer George de Mestral was inspired by a simple yet persistent natural occurrence—burrs clinging to his dog’s fur during a hike. Intrigued by the tiny hooks on the burrs that latched onto fabric and hair, he set out to develop a textile fastener that mimicked this mechanism.

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Swiss Army Logo

The Swiss Army Logo was first adopted by Victorinox internationally in 1909, and in the US in 1974. At that time, Karl Elsener, the founder of Victorinox, introduced the emblem to differentiate his knives from those of competitors and to emphasize their Swiss origin and quality.

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Swiss Army

In the late 1800s, the Swiss Army commissioned the creation of a simple folding pocketknife for use by their soldiers for opening canned food and disassembling service rifles that typically required a screwdriver.

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