Check Yourself — Lesson 2

Answers to Exercise 2

1. Which of the following trademark(s) does not exemplify confusing similarity.

Bugle boy Plutus Monarch Garden Thermawarm Bugle

Bugler Pluto Butterfly Garden Thermawear Bagel

bugle and bagel

2. Write the search statement for a screening search for the following marks:

1. Uncle Ben's
   ss tr=(uncle? and ben?)
2. B.O.S.S.
   s tr=boss?
3. Red light green light
   ss tr=red? and tr=light? and tr=green?
4. Hide 'n Seek
   ss tr=hide? and tr=seek?

3. What marks can you expect to get from the following:

1. ss et=shaq-attaq (Exact Trademark index)
   

   shaqattaq shaq-attaq shaq attaq

   shack attack shack atak attackshaq

   shaq-attaq
   
   
2. ss low? and cal? (Basic index)
   

   lowcal low cal low-cal

   callow low calorie lowest calorie

   lowcal, low cal, low-cal, low calorie, lowest calorie
   
   
3. ss tr=super? and tr=port? (Rotated index)
   

   supersport superdupersport port super

   super xsports super port super pork

   All but super pork

4. For each proposed new trademark, use the ONTAP TRADEMARKSCAN—U.S. Federal (File 296) database to locate any U.S. trademark records that contain the same or similar words or sounds:

1. Love Space
   s tr=love? and tr=space? [Lovespace When the Heart Becomes the Present]
   
   
2. Blob Boy
   s tr=blob? and tr=boy? [A Boy and his Blob]
   
   
3. Potato Twist
   s tr=potato? and tr=twist? [Mr. Tatertwister]

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