Last week I joined more than 10,000 trademark professionals from around the world in Dallas, Texas for the annual INTA® conference.
Here are photos of some of the interesting and fun trademarks I found around town, the airport, and the convention center:
A few weekends ago, I had an amazing experience as I was present at the US Naval base in Norfolk, Virginia for the official commissioning of the USS Arlington, an amphibious transport dock. This was my first experience at a commissioning and it was tremendous. We got to witness (and thank them for) the service our of troops who will be using and living on board the ship. We got to hear speeches about the ship and about its name – in honor of the lives lost at the Pentagon on 9/11 and also in honor of the first responders at that scene. And we had the opportunity to tour the ship. For more about the ship, see Wikipaedia page.
The ship’s logo is terrific (for more about the symbols and what they mean, see here):
And on board the ship, I found many trademark for special instruments, equipment, and other items. Here are some photos of the trademarks and of the ship – click for larger images:
I was recently in Vail, Colorado. I found many creative brand names and logos – many local breweries, ski paraphenalia, and other brands.
Vail has a great logo (see gondola below) and slogan – LIKE NOTHING ON EARTH.
For some of my favorites, see my pictures below (click images to enlarge):
Last week the USPTO held it’s annual Trademark Expo. While I was unable to attend, an intern in my office – Miroslav Novakovic – snapped the photos below of some of the exhibits and characters. It looks like another great event, with even more exhibitors than past year including new exhibits such as Under Armour and Zip Car.
Were you there? What was your favorite exhibit?
On my recent trip to New York, I found many wonderful and creative names and logos. See my photos below.
A few bland ones as well. I once wrote that Austin, Texas had the best trademarks, but New York – in part because of sheer volume – could certainly give any city a run for its money!
Some of the highlights:
KNOT JUST PRETZELS
THE PERFECT PINT
KENNY’S CASTAWAYS
DIG INN
PECULIER PUB
