We keep an eye on several famous personalities and businesses to see what they’ve trademarked, both recently and historically.
Taylor Swift is a musician who exploded into national attention when her debut country music album reached the top 5 on the Billboard list in 2006. Since then, she has become a defining figure in the music industry, with a transition from country roots to becoming an iconic pop figure. Her albums are: Aside from … Read more
The National Football League has several outstanding teams in the AFC West division, including the Kansas City Chiefs. The team was founded in 1960 under the name ‘‘Dallas Texans’’ by entrepreneur Lamar Hunt and was a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). In the spring of 1963, the team relocated to Kansas City … Read more
Target has become ingrained in the American consciousness, with a whopping 75% of Americans living within 50 miles of a Target store, but that wasn’t always the case. Target began in the early 1960s when Dayton Company opened a discount store in Roseville, Minnesota. The founder of the Dayton Company (established in 1902), Douglas Dayton, … Read more
The sport industry is no stranger to trademark law. Successful athletes and universities have adopted strict policies in order to protect reasonable revenue streams from dilution or compromise. While the extent of registered marks between universities varies, Penn State rests among the more extensively defined of institutions with comparable licensing programs. In the process, the storied … Read more
Megan Jovon Ruth Pete is an American rapper known professionally as “Megan Thee Stallion”. Born on February 15th, 1995 in Houston, Texas, she first gained attention by freestyle rapping on social media. The rapper officially started her musical career by releasing SoundCloud-exclusive mixtapes in 2016 before making her solo debut with her first professional EP … Read more
Robyn Rihanna Fenty is known professionally as “Rihanna” and is a singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born February 20th, 1988 in Barbados, the singer rose to fame in the mid-2000s after auditioning for American record producer, Evan Rogers and signing with record label Def Jam in 2005. The singer released two albums, Music of the Sun … Read more
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, known professionally as simply “Beyoncé”, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. Not only is she known for her vocal talents, but the artist has become a cultural icon and one of the most influential women of the century. Born in 1981 in Houston Texas to salon owner, Tina Knowles and … Read more
Born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar Cephus, but known professionally as “Cardi B”, she is an American rapper, entertainer, and social media personality. Born October 11th, 1992, Cardi B grew up in Washington Heights, New York. Her father was Dominican and her mother was Trinidadian of African and Spanish descent. She attended Renaissance High School for Musical … Read more
Amazon.com, Inc is an American multinational technology company founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos. Simply known as “Amazon”, it was originally called “Cadabra” but because of branding issues was changed to Amazon within the first year. Starting from Bezos’ garage in Bellevue, Washington, the company has grown substantially and is now recognized as one of … Read more
The National Hockey League (NHL) is a North American professional ice hockey league, which is considered the top-ranked professional ice hockey league in the world. The league consists of 32 teams (25 from the United States and 7 from Canada). After the 1909 National Hockey Association (NHA) folded, the NHL was founded in Montreal in … Read more
Tom Brady is a former American football quarterback and is considered the most successful NFL (National Football League) quarterback of all time. Born in California on August 3rd, 1977 as Thomas Edward Partick Brady Jr, he played in the NFL for 23 seasons. Brady was selected in the sixth round of the NFL draft in … Read more
Subway is an American fast-food franchise specializing in submarine sandwiches, salads, wraps, and drinks. Their restaurants are located in more than 100 countries and territories worldwide. Subway was founded by Fred DeLuca, who borrowed $1,000 from his friend Peter Buck to start a sandwich shop to help him make enough money to pay tuition for … Read more
Professional American football team, the New York Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the club’s National Football Conference (NFC) East Division. Often referred to as just “the Giants”, the franchise has been part of the NFL since 1925, joining alongside four other teams, and is the only one of … Read more
The Kellogg Company is a multinational American food manufacturing company known for its cereal and convenience foods. Doing business as “Kellogg’s”, they are based in Battle Creek, Michigan where they first started. Kellogg’s began in the late 1800s when two brothers, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, and Will K. Kellogg worked to improve the nutrition and … Read more
Known professionally as DJ Khaled, the DJ is an Arab-American DJ, rapper, record producer, record executive, and also actor, and writer. Born Khaled Mohammed Khaled in November 1975 in New Orleans, Louisana, the DJ has released 12 albums, won 31 awards, been nominated for 132 awards, and has become a supremely successful musician. He has … Read more
Papa John’s International, Inc is an American pizza restaurant and takeout chain – the third largest pizza delivery company in the world. Doing business as “Papa Johns”, the pizza chain has headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky, and Georgia. But they very much have a global presence, with over 5,500 locations in 49 countries and territories. Papa … Read more