Trademark Status

[BBQchef33]

ITS OFFICIAL!

Last week i got the official notice!! 2 years in the making and we are now registered with the USPTO as a Federally REGISTERED TRADEMARK and Copyright.

I started the process in 2005, dealing with an attorney and the USPTO. Once you file for a Trademark, you are pretty much protected by (TM) status, but you can not claim a 'Registered Trademark' (The little R inside the circle, until the US patent attorney says so. Thats why all our stuff only has (TM) on it. It took alot of back and forth with the USPTO's trademark attorney, but finanally, we move to (R) status.

Not a huge deal.. But i had to tell someone!!! It just gives our logo protection from popping up with someone elses name on it. Thats already happened a few times that we had to squash.

If anything, its at least time to have a beer. :mrgreen::eusa_clap

[bbqbull]

Congrats Phil!

[parrothead]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!

[timzcardz]

Congratulations.

Getting something out of the USPTO is no small feat.

Which reminds me, I need to call a friend that has had a patent submission in for about 4-5 years now, and I wonder if he has it yet.

[jt]

Great!

[Arlin_MacRae]

Sweet!!!

[biffleg]

Congrats Grand Poobah!

[Porky]

Can we put an embroidered logo on a hat? This is for real not a joke of any kind. Please let me know.

[BBQchef33]

Can we put an embroidered logo on a hat? This is for real not a joke of any kind. Please let me know.


ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?p=504058#post504058

[Bigdog]

Congrats Phil. I know how important this is for you and us.8-)

[Bbq Bubba]

Congrat's Phil, that's a big step toward keeping this forum alive for a long time!!:wink:

[WannaBeBBQueen]

Sweet!!:biggrin:

[Westexbbq]

Congratulations on a monumental acheivement and another true milestone.
There's no stopping us now!
Official is good.

[Divemaster]

Phil,

Congrats and thanks for all the hard work you put forth for all of us!!!

[The_Kapn]

Congrats Phil.
Great job.

TIM

[Solidkick]

Does this mean I have to put the "R" on my a$$ tatoo??

[Sledneck]

I love a challenge!!!! I gotta put on my thinking cap so i can come up with a way as to where i can use it illegally

[Cooter]

isn't working with the govt fun? A non-profit I'm with was trying to get its 501c3. We got it but no one told us. Had it for about 8 months before we found out.

Congrats on the R...

So much farking fun...

Cooter

[Spydermike72]

Way to go Phil!!!

[Plowboy]

Is BBQ Brethren reserved as well? You should. Then sue Willie B's arse for using it at Sayville. ;-)

[big brother smoke]

Congrats!

[BBQchef33]

Is BBQ Brethren reserved as well? You should. Then sue Willie B's arse for using it at Sayville. ;-)

Ours is a SERVICE MARK. That is a trademark WITH words in, or associated with it.

Ours is:
The Pig : defined in painful detail.
The URL : WWW.BBQ-Brethren.com (http://www.BBQ-Brethren.com) and WWW.Bandera-Brethren.com (http://www.Bandera-Brethren.com)
The name "BBQ-Brethren" (with and without a dash)

Difference between a service mark and trademark.
For example

trademark
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:Ri2Hm2CEySdpFM:http://www.envisioned-this.com/WEB%2520%2520EXTRAS/Nike%2520Logo.jpg (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.envisioned-this.com/WEB%2520%2520EXTRAS/Nike%2520Logo.jpg&imgrefurl=http://nikeprenationals.com/Page1.html&h=450&w=660&sz=15&hl=en&start=16&tbnid=Ri2Hm2CEySdpFM:&tbnh=94&tbnw=138&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnike%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den %26sa%3DG)

Service mark
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:cM2cogvBIr7EEM:http://www.tucoo.com/logo/logo_eps021/images/Nike.png (http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:cM2cogvBIr7EEM:http://www.tucoo.com/logo/logo_eps021/images/Nike.png)




Oh, and WilllieB had permission to use the name.

[CTSmokehouse]

That's great Phil!!

Yours in BBQ,

Cliff

[Smokin' Gnome BBQ]

This beer is for you!!!congrats!!

[JohnMcD348]

Congratulation Phil. That's Great

[HoDeDo]

Thats awesome Phil! Glad to hear all your hard work paid off. Esp. with the USPTO attys. No small feat you have achieved. Now for BBQ Brethren "The lunch box", BBQ Brethren the sling chair, etc.... SPACEBALLS mod!!!!:twisted:

[Bill-Chicago]

Um, you owe over 9,000 residuals on your avatar in your post counts.

Cough it up, Percy

[BBQ_MAFIA]

Congrats Phil.

[Bill-Chicago]

Oh, and WilllieB had permission to use the name.

Did you have permission from Nike to turn your entire signature into one big ass hyperlink to their page?

[parrothead]

Did you have permission from Nike to turn your entire signature into one big ass hyperlink to their page?too funny

[BBQchef33]

i saw that, but have no idea how it happened.. tried to fix it, which dindt work..

i thought about and decided....

fark it. :)

[CrimsonSmoke]

Thanks for all your hard work Phil

[Yakfishingfool]

thaks Phil, you going to be sending out little circles with R's to put on the banners? Scott

[Bill-Chicago]

i saw that, but have no idea how it happened.. tried to fix it, which dindt work..

i thought about and decided....

fark it. :)

As long as you know we love you (or your pig),

That's all that matters

[BellyBrotherII]

ConGrats Poobah!

[BBQchef33]

thaks Phil, you going to be sending out little circles with R's to put on the banners? Scott


Use a sharpie. :twisted:

[tonto1117]

Very cool Poobah....Congrat's!

[Jorge]

As long as you know we love you (or your pig),

That's all that matters

I still miss Phil's gay pig8-)

[Bill-Chicago]

I still miss Phil's gay pig8-)

I think that pic is the reason pictures mysteriously didnt make it to the new forum software, while the previous 2 upgrades did?

Hmmmmm..........

<I think I have a copy on my machine at work and will repost Monday>

:twisted:

[nthole]

Congrats Phil!

Now that we're officially trademarked we should be able to buy our stuff all over China and Mexico. Probably be hats available over there. :wink:

[timzcardz]

i saw that, but have no idea how it happened.. tried to fix it, which dindt work..

i thought about and decided....

fark it. :)


Bad attitude.

You should be contacting Nike and asking them to put a reciprocal link on their site! :-D

[we'll smoke u]

Thats realy kool Phil I'm happy for you and me>LOL

[Dustaway]

thats great Phil congratulations

[Brauma]

Congrats Phil. Ive got a friend in the US Patent office in DC if you need any help in that direction.

[leanza]

Good hard work pays dividends. Congrats on your success Phil.

[ZBQ]

Wow, just saw this.

WAY TO GO PHIL!!:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

[cabo]

Just saw it too!!

WoW!!!! Now we’re going to be famous!!! We’re already infamous.

Congrats Phil !!!!

[nmayeux]

I guess I am behind the times, but now I have to get that little "R" tatoo mod on my tail...

[backporchbbq]

Haven't been here as long as most of you, but this is great.

[KuyasKitchen]

Fantastic! Where can I buy my embroidered apron?

[deeque]

great. wow. outstanding. smoke on Bros.:-D:cool:

[nolaman]

Yea! Grats to Phill! The "R" means Real deal now!