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New England Patriots
Congratulations to the Patriots for advancing to the 2026 Super Bowl®! This week we will be highlighting some NFL championship related trademark registrations, including those owned by the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks. Good luck, Pats!
Super Bowl 2026
Congratulations to the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks for advancing to the 2026 SUPER BOWL®! This week we will be highlighting some trademark registrations celebrating the NFL championship game, including those owned by the Patriots and the Seahawks.
Grown in Idaho Logo
The Grown in Idaho Logo design mark isn’t just a feel-good farm badge; it is one of the oldest still-active certification marks in the US and a result of one of the strictest agricultural certification systems in the United States.
Alright Alright Alright
“Alright alright alright.” With those three words in the 1993 movie Dazed and Confused, Matthew McConaughey the movie star was born. But did you know that the iconic phrase is also a rare trademark trifecta?
Indiana University
Indiana University is one of the oldest public universities west of the Allegheny Mountains. IU was first founded as a state seminary in 1820 before becoming Indiana College in 1828 and getting renamed to Indiana University in 1838. While IU has a long and storied basketball history, its football team has not seen as much success before recent years.
University of Miami
Founded in 1925, the University of Miami is relatively young by college standards, but the Hurricanes quickly rose from a regional upstart to national powerhouse in football.
College Football National Championship 2026
Congratulations to the University of Miami and Indiana University for advancing through the College Football Playoffs to the 2026 College Football National Championship Game! This week we will be highlighting some college football championship related trademark registrations, including those owned by the Miami Hurricanes and the Indiana Hoosiers. Good luck to both teams!
Golden Globes
The Golden Globes (or GOLDEN GLOBE® or HOLLYWOOD'S PARTY OF THE YEAR®, if you prefer) is an annual awards show recognizing outstanding achievements in motion pictures and television.
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.
Al Johnson’s Goats on Roof
Al Johnson’s is a Swedish restaurant based in Sister Bay, Wisconsin. The restaurant building has a grass sod roof. And in the summer months, that roof is home to a herd of grazing goats.
DoALL Packaging Shape
The DoALL company was founded in 1927, when Illinois inventor Leighton A. Wilkie built one of the world’s first metal-cutting band saws and launched a company that would quietly reshape the industrial cutting industry.
Vaseline Jar Shape
The VASELINE® brand has gone by a variety of generic names in the past, including healing jelly, petroleum jelly, and (originally before the brand was created) “rod wax.” Not entirely surprisingly for a brand first founded in the 1800s, it has also utilized a wide variety and types of product jars. Let’s take a look!
Maker’s Mark Wax Seal
The MAKER’S MARK® brand is often credited with completely changing the American Whiskey market, including how whiskey was marketed. One of the big visual differentiators? The Maker’s Mark Wax Seal position mark, with its distinctive drips of red wax positioned on the neck of whisky bottles.
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.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Congratulations to Vancouver Whitecaps FC for advancing to the 2025 MLS Cup! Let’s take a look at the team’s trademark registrations!
Inter Miami CF
Congratulations to Inter Miami CF for advancing to the 2025 MLS Cup! Let’s take a look at the team’s trademark registrations!
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!