Trending: Companies operating generic domains file for trademark registration at the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO.)
Following the green light by SCOTUS on the Booking.com case, numerous such applications have been filed, and we keep track of these attempts to expand on the trademark pool.
The registrants of the domain Fireplaces.com are looking to trademark the exact term with the TLD: FIREPLACES.COM.
The applicant is HNI Technologies Inc. and the mark was applied for the following services:
Providing information and advice in the field of fireplaces, fireplace installation, chimney free fireplaces, electric fireplaces, wood stoves, gas stoves, outdoor fireplaces, fireplace inserts, wall heaters, gas log sets, fireplace and furnace efficiency, wall heaters, fireplace and stove accessories, remodeling and renovating with fireplaces, fireplace mantels and surrounds, stove and fireplace inserts, and remote controls of and for fireplaces and stoves; providing a website featuring information in the field of fireplaces, fireplace installation, chimney free fireplaces, electric fireplaces, wood stoves, gas stoves, outdoor fireplaces, fireplace inserts, wall heaters, gas log sets, fireplace and furnace efficiency, wall heaters, fireplace and stove accessories, remodeling and renovating with fireplaces, fireplace mantels and surrounds, stove and fireplace inserts, and remote controls of and for fireplaces and stoves; providing information related to the selection, purchase, installation and repair of fireplaces, chimney free fireplaces, electric fireplaces, wood stoves, gas stoves, outdoor fireplaces, fireplace inserts, wall heaters, gas log sets, fireplace and furnace efficiency, wall heaters, remodeling and renovating with fireplaces, fireplace mantels and surrounds, stove and fireplace inserts, and remote control of fireplaces and stoves; providing dealer location information for fireplaces, fireplace installation, chimney free fireplaces, electric fireplaces, wood stoves, gas stoves, outdoor fireplaces, fireplace inserts, wall heaters, gas log sets, fireplace and furnace efficiency, wall heaters, fireplace and stove accessories, remodeling and renovating with fireplaces, fireplace mantels and surrounds, stove and fireplace inserts, and remote controls of and for fireplaces and stoves; and providing dealer location information regarding the selection, purchase, installation and repair of fireplaces, chimney free fireplaces, electric fireplaces, wood stoves, gas stoves, outdoor fireplaces, fireplace inserts, wall heaters, gas log sets, fireplace and furnace efficiency, wall heaters, fireplace and stove accessories, remodeling and renovating with fireplaces, fireplace mantels and surrounds, stove and fireplace inserts, and remote controls of and for fireplaces and stoves.
The application cites date of first use December 12, 1998. The domain Fireplaces.com was registered in 1995.
It’s interesting to note that the holding company of Fireplaces.com also applied for the mark in 2001 with a date of first use in 1996; that application was abandoned.
