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Florida Panthers

Congratulations to the defending champion Panthers for advancing to the 2025 STANLEY CUP® Final! This week we will be highlighting some NHL related trademark registrations, including those owned by the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers. Good luck, Panthers!

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Edmonton Oilers

Congratulations to the Oilers for advancing to the 2025 STANLEY CUP® Final! This week we will be highlighting some NHL related trademark registrations, including those owned by the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers. Good luck, Oilers!

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Louboutin Red Sole

What if we told you that Christian Louboutin’s iconic red sole began with a bottle of nail polish? First starting as a “fortuitous accident,” today the Louboutin Red Sole position mark adorns red carpets and fashion editorials alike.

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Budweiser Trade Dress

When you see a Bud Light bottle or Budweiser can, do you instantly recognize it? Even if you don’t see the brand name? Anheuser-Busch owns two unique trademark registrations covering the visual look of its bottles and cans – let’s take a look!

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King of Beers

It’s a slogan that may make some beer drinkers scoff, many smile with college nostalgia, and others scream out “Hell Yeah!” Whether you agree or disagree, the Budweiser brand is the (self-proclaimed) KING OF BEERS® (or KING® in short or BUD KING OF BEERS® in full).

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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 Yellow

The Ski-Doo Yellow color was first used on the Ski-Doo Model K60 released in 1959. Since that time, Ski-Doo brand snowmobiles have consistently included the Ski-Doo Yellow color in some form, most typically applied to the hood of the snowmobile.

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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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