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Omega Logo

The Omega Logo is a significant piece of trademark history – it is one of the oldest still-active design mark registrations in the United States! And like many of the best long-lasting trademarks, it wasn’t born in a boardroom but grew out of a reputation for quality that came first.

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Vaseline

VASELINE® petroleum jelly was first discovered as “rod wax,” a sticky substance scraped off oil pump rods. It turns out that putting “rod wax” on your skin was useful long before the internet made jokes about it.

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Maker’s Mark

The Maker’s Mark brand was founded in the 1950s. Bill Samuels, Sr. shaped everything people would taste in the whisky, and his wife Margie Samuels shaped everything people would see in the brand.

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MLS Cup 2025

Congratulations to Inter Miami CF and Vancouver Whitecaps FC for advancing to the 2025 MLS CUP®. Let’s take a look at some Major League Soccer trademark registrations!

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Balance Ball

Exercise ball, Swiss ball, stability ball, fitness ball, physio ball, physical therapy ball, yoga ball, Pilates ball, gym ball, workout ball, core ball, or countless other variations. No matter what generic name you call it, you have undoubtedly encountered them at gyms around the world, including the Balance Ball brand exercise brand. Let’s take a look!

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Porsche

The PORSCHE® brand’s story begins in 1931, when engineer Ferdinand Porsche founded Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche GmbH in Stuttgart, Germany, originally offering design and consulting services for the automotive industry.

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Sharpie

In 1964, Sanford launched what would become a massive, breakthrough product: the SHARPIE® Fine Point black marker, the first pen-style permanent marker able to write on virtually any surface: glass, stone, wood, metal, plastic, you name it.

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Las Vegas Aces

Congratulations to the Las Vegas Aces for advancing to the 2025 WNBA® Finals! The Las Vegas Aces franchise traces its beginnings all the way back to the founding of the WNBA, when it was formed as the Utah Starzz, one of the WNBA’s eight original teams.

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Phoenix Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury was one of the eight original WNBA franchises when the league debuted in 1997. Phoenix captured its first WNBA title in 2007 (beating Detroit), then added championships in 2009 (over Indiana) and 2014 (over Chicago).

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Taylor Swift

Congratulations to Taylor Swift on the upcoming release of her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, on October 3, 2025. To celebrate, you guessed it, let’s take a look at her trademark portfolio, starting with the TAYLOR SWIFT word mark!

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Lions Club International Logo

Lions Clubs International is a global service organization founded in 1917 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago businessman Melvin Jones had a simple but powerful idea: what if business leaders used their talents not just to get ahead, but to serve their communities?

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Silly Putty

The Silly Putty® brand toy putty began not in a toy store, but in a World War II laboratory. While experimenting to find alternatives to rubber, a General Electric researcher stumbled on an odd, stretchy material made from boric acid and silicone oil.

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