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19
Oct

Talking trademarks with 1st graders

Posted by ipelton on: October 19th, 2012

I had the opportunity this week to speak with a group of first graders at the local elementary school. They have been learning about inventions and trying to come up with their own. Their enthusiasm for the subject was amazing. They asked great questions. I tried to stump them by showing them some partial logos (for McDonald’s, Disney, Nike, etc.) but they knew them all. We talked about the power of a brand and a logo to tell the customer about what they are getting, and how even a color, a shape, or a sound could be a trademark. I showed them what a trademark registration and a patent registration look like. We also discussed why it was important to provide businesses and inventors with these protections.

The most fun was showing them the FedEx logo and the Washington Capitals logo and getting them to think about the hidden images and meanings!

Trademark Attorney Visits Mt. Daniel

Photos courtesy of Falls Church Public Schools/Marybeth Connelly (above) and Beth Green (below).

Falls Church trademark attorney

For a full report from the teacher, see her blog post:

An Expert Weighs In

 

14
Sep

Can You Patent a Steak? – EMP&A client featured in NPR story

Posted by ipelton on: September 14th, 2012

NPR’s Planet Money recently featured a story called “Can You Patent A Steak?“

The story features the work of our client, Antonio Mata, prominently. [To listen to the entire story, see below.]  

Mata is know as the “Meat Geek®” and is a well known consultant and inventor in the meat industry. He has registered the Meat Geek® name and the logo below (our firm served as counsel for the applicatiosn). The story of the “Vegas Strip Steak™” and the patent filing has received a lot of media attention. See below for other links.

We are proud to be a part of this effort!

 

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12
Sep

Welcome to our new offices!

Posted by ipelton on: September 12th, 2012

Erik M. Pelton & Associates, PLLC is please to announce that we have moved to new offices last month. Our new offices are just a few blocks from our old space, but are brighter, feature a larger conference room and more storage space (for those pesky old paper files!). 

Our physical space is 111 Park Place, Falls Church, VA 22046.  For directions, see Google® Maps below.


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5
Sep

Recent Trademark Registrtaions XXXIV

Posted by ipelton on: September 5th, 2012

Here is another update of recent client registrations from the public records for readers to see real examples of brands and marks which are being protected [click trademark or logo to open USPTO records in a new window]:

PHTHRIVE - Mineral supplements, namely, mineral drops; Liquid nutritional supplements, namely, pH drops; Liquid nutritional supplements, namely, alkalizing drops; Liquid nutritional supplements, namely, drops for increasing pH levels

THE REKEY SPECIAL - Services provided by locksmith, namely, changing, installation, replacement and repair of locks

- Medical hosiery, namely, support socks

STRIDE IN STYLE - medical hosiery, namely, support socks

PYRAMID APPROACH TO EDUCATION - Printed teaching and instruction manuals in the fields of communication, childhood education, and special education; books in the field of education and training

 - ministerial services

Y.E.S. YOUR EXTRAORDINARY STORY - Professional coaching services in the field of leadership and business leadership development; consulting services in the field of leadership training; educational consulting services in the field of leadership development; educational services, namely, conducting seminars, workshops, teleclasses in the field of leadership and business leadership development

LEADING WITH Y.E.S. - Professional coaching services in the field of leadership and business leadership development; consulting services in the field of leadership training; educational consulting services in the field of leadership development; educational services, namely, conducting seminars, workshops, teleclasses in the field of leadership and business leadership development

TRANSITION - Metal source separation and customized containers for solid waste and recycling collection/sortation; waste receptacles, recycling receptacles and storage boxes made of metal, aluminum or brass

RHYTHM & RHYME - luxury and high-end handbags, luggage, and leather goods, namely, shoulder bags, all for women

PAQUITO D’RIVERA -  entertainment services, namely, live musical performances

FLASHSCOT - Blank USB flash drives

KNOT TODAY -  Hair care preparations, namely, conditioners and detanglers

- Information technology consulting; cyber security services; maintenance of computer software relating to computer security and prevention of computer risks; research and analysis in the field of computer security, namely, requirements, testing, training, Workflow management and quality assurance, damage assessments for cyber intrusions, evidence collection and documentation, and law enforcement reporting

PARASITE PARASITE AND ASSOCIATES - On-line retail store services featuring hats, shirts, calendars, mugs, and posters

HOMESTEADVILLE - Educational services, namely, conducting informal programs in the fields of sustainable living, organic foods and gardening, homesteading, the environment, and conservation, using on-line activities and interactive exhibits; entertainment services in the nature of a web site featuring non-downloadable photographs and featuring non-downloadable audio and video recordings that feature instruction, all on the subjects of sustainable living, organic foods, gardening, homesteading, the environment, and conservation

 - Children’s footwear

CIENTA – children’s footwear

SAFETY PRODUCTS FOR LIFE - reflective and illuminated clothing and outerwear for safety purposes; Personal protection products, namely, safety and protective helmets, protective eye pieces, face shields; protective clothing especially made for use in laboratories; protective padded clothing for protection against bodily harm and blunt force trauma; protective ballistic resistant and blast resistant clothing and garments; fire resistant gloves; gloves for protection against accidents; protective gloves for industrial use; protective work gloves; hearing protection headsets not for medical use, namely, ear plugs and ear muffs for hearing protection; first aid kits;    online retail store services, wholesale distribution services, catalog services, featuring safety and protective gear, apparel, and supplies

SIMVOI - Computer software for use in simulating Monte Carlo method and experiments, and for creating information value models and spreadsheet models

MERRIMACK – canoes

3
Sep

Erik Pelton quoted in new book “How to be a Great Scientist in Any Economy”

Posted by ipelton on: September 3rd, 2012

HOW TO BE A GREAT SCIENTIST IN ANY ECONOMY- The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Fighting With Thousands of Other Scientists for that Same Loaf of Bread was recently released (for Kindle®).

The book features a bit of branding a trademark advice and recommends our firm!

       

 

The book is available on Amazon here.

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