Go Huskies!
Posted on 08/02/2004 5:59:45 PM PDT by finnman69
Technically they lose. I have posted two of their trademarks in total below.
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Word Mark W HOTELS
Goods and Services IC 024. US 042 050. G & S: BEDDING; NAMELY, BED SHEETS, PILLOW CASES, DUVETS, DUVET COVERS, COMFORTERS, FEATHER BEDS, BLANKETS AND THROWS. FIRST USE: 19991119. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19991119
IC 020. US 002 013 022 025 032 050. G & S: BEDDING; NAMELY, PILLOWS AND BEDS. FIRST USE: 19991119. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19991119
IC 025. US 022 039. G & S: clothing; namely, men's and women's bath robes, shirts, polo shirts, jackets, anoraks, hats and shoes. FIRST USE: 19991119. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19991119
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 76289383
Filing Date July 24, 2001
Current Filing Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Published for Opposition December 17, 2002
Registration Number 2694849
Registration Date March 11, 2003
Owner (REGISTRANT) Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. CORPORATION MARYLAND 777 Westchester Avenue White Plains NEW YORK 10604
Attorney of Record Mary Scott, Esq.
Prior Registrations 2294753
Disclaimer NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "HOTELS" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE
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Word Mark W
Goods and Services IC 036. US 100 101 102. G & S: Leasing of real estate, real estate appraisal, real estate brokerage, real estate land acquisition, equity sharing, namely, managing and arranging for co-ownership of real estate, real estate investment, real estate management, real estate time sharing, leasing of real property. FIRST USE: 20030630. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20030630
IC 037. US 100 103 106. G & S: Construction services, namely-planning laying out and custom construction of residential and commercial communities; real estate development. FIRST USE: 20030630. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20030630
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 76454944
Filing Date September 25, 2002
Current Filing Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1B
Published for Opposition July 15, 2003
Registration Number 2863392
Registration Date July 13, 2004
Owner (REGISTRANT) Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. CORPORATION MARYLAND 1111 Westchester Avenue White Plains NEW YORK 10604
Attorney of Record MARY B SCOTT
Prior Registrations 2289607;2294753;2445778;2694849;AND OTHERS
Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE
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They both applied for use for retail merchandise and for real estate.
Trademarks have to be specific and these are. But they are not specific to political use.
What a bunch of clownish liberal jerks.
Go Huskies!
Hi, onyx! (What's an IOW?)
they need to get a clue...sounds like a freepin is needed...got contact info?
Gaaaahhhhh
Mother Jones has him listed #6 on the Mother Jones 400 of fatcats!
http://www.motherjones.com/news/special_reports/coinop_congress/96mojo_400/bios/6.html
IOW = In other words.
How are you doing?
I read your comments and you still get me to laughing.
Go Badgers!
I guess I still haven't picked up on all the web slang!
Email to Starwood:
Dear "W" Starwood Resorts Executives:
Your proposed lawsuit against the President of the United States of America for using his middle initial on campaigning materials or otherwise is completely uncalled for. The font you use and the font the President uses are completely two different styles. You should be ashamed of yourselves and your frivolous lawsuit.
I have a message for you and the Democrats you support. SHOVE IT! Do not bother to reply to me, I have nothing further to discuss with you or any of your chains. Rest assured, I will NEVER stay in any of your hotel chains and plan to tell all who will listen to me to do the same.
Dude ,send that link to Drudge
"You cannot copyright numbers, or single letters of the alphabet."
Thank you poohbah, you truly are grand! It's clear it's not the same font anyway. I saw a pretty interesting thing the other day, an ad for something, a book maybe, it was like a little quiz, words made up of famous advertising logo letters. The Campbell's Soup "C" (I got that one), the Wendy's "W" (didn't get that one), and so on. It was kind of amazing how the stuff sinks into your mind, or completely passes you by. I wish I could remember what the thing itself was all about. Oh well, that ad was a failure!
And why did they wait until 2004 to bring this suit?
Spalding Group has been selling that stuff for 5 years, because I bought some in 1999!
You can buy some, too!
http://www.georgewbushstore.com/w_pres.htm
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Yes you can copyright a letter, they did it for the letter "W". However it was restricted to the use of merchandise related to bedding.
The W is pompous, overpriced, overrated and self-absorbed. Obviously they think opposing the REAL W will give them a publicity buzz.
News: The language cannot be copyrighted. If a company is so stupid as to name itself after a letter of the alphabet, it has almost NO hope of creating exclusive use for that title, except in combination with something else. "W Hotel": sure; "W" by itself: never.
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