US Trademark Site

[Jawed]

I was doing some search for trademarks at the US trademark site. Out of my curiosity I checked for NamePros. To my surprise, the trademarked word is NamePro, without s. Am I missing anything?

 

[Redundant]

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[TargetNames]

I wonder if its even related to this site? Of course, the common and continuous use of NamePros makes it bullet-proof, imo.








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[jberryhill]

Am I missing anything?

What is it you think you are missing?

 

[AdoptableDomains]

I was doing some search for trademarks at the US trademark site. Out of my curiosity I checked for NamePros. To my surprise, the trademarked word is NamePro, without s. Am I missing anything?

Yes.

Notice the logo at the top of the page. it has the superscript TM notation. If it were a Registered trademark with the trademark office, it would have the circled R ® symbol. It's a common fallacy to think that just because a name isn't registered, that no TM exists otherwise. Namepros is a valid TM without being registered.

Also, look at the trademark on the uspto.gov site and see that it is for a different purpose for computer software, not a web forum. It was also used as far back as 1994, well before this forum was started, and is not an exact match.

Word Mark NAMEPRO
Goods and Services IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: computer software used to develop names for products and services. FIRST USE: 19941014. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19941014

 

[Redundant]

The NamePro trademark holder goes by the domain name: NameStormers.com and from the G/S explanation seems to be a branding business as is what their website shows.

 

[Jawed]

Yes.

Notice the logo at the top of the page. it has the superscript TM notation. If it were a Registered trademark with the trademark office, it would have the circled R ® symbol. It's a common fallacy to think that just because a name isn't registered, that no TM exists otherwise. Namepros is a valid TM without being registered.

Also, look at the trademark on the uspto.gov site and see that it is for a different purpose for computer software, not a web forum. It was also used as far back as 1994, well before this forum was started, and is not an exact match.

Thanks Mark and everybody else for the explanation.