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Here’s an interesting trademark fact pattern you don’t hear every day.

 

Dude tried to register the trademark SPICE SHOT.  He apparently wanted to use the mark on ammunition used in shotguns.  The plan was to somehow flavor [or SPICE] the pellets in the shotgun shells so that the hunter could simultaneously shoot and season the animal that was killed with the shotgun. 

 

Hey, we’ve got to give the guy some credit for creativity here.  A spice pellet bullet that makes a bird taste better – just what we’ve all been waiting for.  Apparently, no metal is used in the shotgun shells and the pellets melt into spicy deliciousness when the animal is heated and cooked.  Unfortunately, the trademark registration for SPICE SHOT was refused because it was ruled merely descriptive of the goods - because the ammunition was comprised of spices formed into pellets.

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James Lindon, Ph.D. Patent Attorney
Lindon & Lindon, LLC
Cleveland, Ohio
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Pharmacy Law, Litigation
[this is not legal advice - provided for discussion only]
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"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."
http://www.LindonLaw.com

Wow very creative, a little odd none the less....

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I thought the website actually allowed the "hunter" to take a shot at an animal in a pen from a desktop.

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James Lindon, Ph.D. Patent Attorney
Lindon & Lindon, LLC
Cleveland, Ohio
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Pharmacy Law, Litigation
[this is not legal advice - provided for discussion only]
Intellectual Property for the Individual and Small Business: Identify, Protect, Enforce, Defend.
"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."
http://www.LindonLaw.com

Hey...can I trademark BUTTER HOOK? I`m thinking I catch a fish with a lure using frozen butter formed into hooks. It flavors the fish before they even come out of the water!! LOL!!

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Craig Landes
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Defining the undefinable. "There are 10 kinds of people in the world---those who understand binary numbers and those who don`t." - Unknown

International Society of Curmudgeons

if the hook is made of butter or tastes like it, you will have a problem.

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James Lindon, Ph.D. Patent Attorney
Lindon & Lindon, LLC
Cleveland, Ohio
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Pharmacy Law, Litigation
[this is not legal advice - provided for discussion only]
Intellectual Property for the Individual and Small Business: Identify, Protect, Enforce, Defend.
"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."
http://www.LindonLaw.com

Zounds! And here I bought a semi trailer full of butter and molds to make frozen hooks. Oh well......back to the drawing board.



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Craig Landes
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Defining the undefinable. "There are 10 kinds of people in the world---those who understand binary numbers and those who don`t." - Unknown

International Society of Curmudgeons