We keep an eye on several famous personalities and businesses to see what they’ve trademarked, both recently and historically.
The Arizona Diamondbacks – sometimes referred to as the D-backs – are a Phoenix-based professional baseball team. The Diamondbacks competed in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. (Read more on MLB trademarks.) The Diamondbacks are one of the newest teams in the MLB, having been created … Read more
The Dallas Mavericks – often referred to as “Mavs”, are a US-based professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavs compete in the NBA (National Basketball Association) as a member of the Western Conference Southwest Division. The Mavs play their home matches at the American Airlines Center. In 1979, Don Carter and Norm Sonju requested … Read more
The Phillies are a US-based professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in MLB (Major League Baseball) as a National League’s East division member. Since 2004, the team has played its home games at Citizen Bank Park, South Philadelphia’s Sports Complex. The Phillies have the oldest continuous same name and city franchise in American … Read more
The Seahawks are a Seattle-based American Football team. They entered the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team. The Seattle Seahawks play in the National Football League (NFL) in the National Football Conference’s West Division after joining in 2002. From 1977-2001, Seattle was in the AFC West and played their home games at Husky Stadium … Read more
The Atlanta Hawks are an Atlanta-based professional basketball team; they compete in the NBA (National Basketball Association) in the Eastern Conference’s South East Division. The team was first established in Buffalo, New York, in 1946 as the Buffalo Bisons, a National Basketball League (NBL) member owned by Leo Ferris and Ben Kerner. After a short … Read more
Floyd Mayweather Jr is a famous boxing promoter and former boxer. He retired from his boxing career in 2017, retiring as undefeated and winning 15 major championships in several categories, including super featherweight and light middleweight. He won the lineal championship in four weight classes, including two at welterweight and the Ring magazine title in … Read more
The Texas Rangers is a Dallas-Fort Worth-based professional baseball team. They play in the MLB (Major League Baseball) as a member of the AL (American League) West Division. The team’s name is shared with a famous law enforcement agency. The Rangers spent years (1994-2019) playing at Globe Life Park (Choctaw Stadium) but now play at … Read more
The Weeknd, legal name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, is a Canadian songwriter, artist, and record producer, known for using his personal experiences to explore escapism, melancholia, and romance. He’s received various awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Latin Grammy Award, Academy Award nominations, two MTV Video Music Awards, six American Music Awards, 17 Juno Awards, … Read more
The San Antonio Spurs are a US-based professional basketball team based in San Antonio. They compete in the NBA (National Basketball Association) as a member of the Western Conference’s southwest division. The Spurs were born when a group of investors bought the Dallas Chaparrals from the ABA in 1973, and the investors held a contest … Read more
New Balance, or New Balance Athletics Inc, is a significant footwear and sportswear company. The company was established in 1906 as the New Balance Arch Support Company, based in Boston, Massachusetts. Irish immigrant William J. Riley founded the company. His initial product was a shoe with three support points and a flexible art. The name … Read more
Marvel Comics, often known as “Marvel”, is a US-based comic book creator and publisher. Marvel comics (formerly Marvel Comics Group and Marvel Publishing, Inc) is part of Marvel Entertainment. In 2009, Disney acquired the parent company. Marvel was established in 1939 as Timely Comics. In 1951, it became known as Atlas Comics. The Marvel era … Read more
Paris Hilton is perhaps one of the first influencers, named by the media as ”famous for being famous”. But she’s also a savvy businesswoman, heiress, and reality television star. Paris is the great-granddaughter of hotel mogul Conrad Hilton, who founded the luxury Hilton Hotel brand. She was born in 1981 in New York and was … Read more
Robert Downey Jr. is a producer and actor hailing from New York. He’s best known for his roles in the TV series Ally McBeal, the movie Due Date, and his role as Iron Man in several Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, alongside playing Sherlock Holmes. He was born Robert John Downey Jr. in Manhattan to his mother, Elsie Ann, … Read more
Urban Outfitters, Inc is an international retail corporation based in Philadelphia, PA. Urban Outfitters specializes in clothing, apparel, and home products; it mainly targets young adults and teens interested in alternative and hipster fashion. They operate in the UAE, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Canada, Belgium, Ireland, Germany, Portugal, France, Denmark, Spain, the United Kingdom, Sweden, … Read more
Converse is a US-based shoe company that distributes, designs, and licenses skating shoes, sneakers, footwear, apparel, and accessories. It was founded in 1908 and was acquired by Nike in 2003. During World War II, Converse began manufacturing military footwear; it was one of the first producers of athletic shoes and dominated the athletic footwear market … Read more
J.K. Rowling, full name Joanne Rowling, is an English screenwriter and author. She’s best known for her seven-part Harry Potter series, one of the world’s most popular book-to-film franchises. The Harry Potter franchise is hugely successful; the books have sold more than 500 million copies. (We also have covered the various Harry Potter trademarks.) Rowling … Read more