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Monday, December 25, 2006

You can't get a TM or a SM on the letter "A."

Myndful said...: You probably could before they erased the "E"...wasn't that the Ethan Allen symbol?; December 25, 2006 at 2:38 PM
joe albero said...: It was meant in humor. However, there are laws against companies stating they have a TM or SM when they actually don't.; December 25, 2006 at 2:50 PM
Gunpowder Chronicler said...: You CAN trademark the graphical treatment of a letter when it is treated as a logo.

Just ask General Motors about the GMC badge, IBM, the Oakland Athletics, etc.; December 26, 2006 at 5:31 AM
joe albero said...: NOT a single letter!; December 26, 2006 at 5:46 AM
joe albero said...: Well IF you want to get technical, you can put a TM on just about anything. However, the TM Register, (which is the R with the circle around it) being used would make it completely illegal.

Anyhow, like I said, there are so many fonts out there, I doubt anyone would get a TM on a single letter. The TM was obviously left over from Ethan Allen and the humor of this whole thing is lost now anyway.; December 26, 2006 at 10:10 AM