You may have heard of a little movie called Star Wars. If you haven’t, well, I’ve got some movies for you to borrow. The film was released in 1977, and soon spawned a trilogy of movies that are among the most popular film franchises in the world. Fast forward forty years and eight of the
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Bordering on Logos (Again)
By Steve Baird® on
Posted in Advertising, Branding, Food, Look-For Ads, Marketing, Non-Traditional Trademarks, Technology, Trademarks
By now, you must know, I’m a sucker for billboard ads. I really love to notice, study, comment on, and critique them, especially when there is an opportunity for some trademark storytelling.
This one for the Hampton Inn & Suites brand does not disappoint.
It appears that an IP holding company for Hilton, HLT…
Retail Sign Shape Trademarks: The “French Diamond Design”
By Steve Baird® on
You probably have gathered by now that I like thinking and writing about non-traditional trademarks.
For some time, mostly when I’m in the car and I happen to notice them, I have been wondering about the shapes of various retail signs and how many of their owners may have sought to federally register them as non-traditional trademarks…