Understanding the Essentials of Trademark Symbols: A Quick Guide for Baltimore Businesses For Baltimore businesses looking to safeguard their brand identity, grasping the correct usage of trademark symbols – ™ and ® – is crucial. But as a business owner in the Baltimore metropolitan area, do you know when to use which symbol and why [...]
About Common Law Unregistered Trademark Rights Common law trademark rights are unregistered rights that are acquired by using a name or symbol with goods or services in commerce. They are not as strong as registered trademark rights, but they can still be valuable in preventing others from using similar marks. 1. Unregistered TM rights [...]
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum's Trademark Abandoned. B&O Railroad Museum is a center of American innovation, but its trademark was abandoned. B&O Museum wanted to protect its history and name. The Museum is the oldest, most comprehensive American railroad collection in the world. So, in 2014, the Museum applied for a trademark. Throughout its [...]
Baltimore Raven's M&T Stadium is a Trademark M&T Stadium is a Trademark. Interestingly, the stadium was originally known as Ravens Stadium at Camden Yards. This name echoes its neighboring stadium, "Oriole Park at Camden Yards." But, in 1999, PSINet acquired the naming rights. After that, the stadium was named PSINet Stadium. However, that name [...]
Kevin Plank founded Under Armour on September 25, 1996. The same year, he applied for a trademark to protect the name UNDER ARMOUR. In 1999, Baltimore's Under Amour became a Trademark. In September 2019, the trademark was successfully renewed. Plank selected the traditional British spelling "ARMOUR" rather than the typical American because he felt [...]
Baltimore’s Druid Hill Park Another icon of Baltimore is Druid Hill Park. It is not a registered trademark, but Baltimore’s Druid Hill is the first large municipal park. Not only is the park made up of 745 acres, but it is also full of early American history. The Susquehannock Indians took the land in [...]