It’s not just domainers that are jumping into the coronavirus registration cesspool – brand wannabes are swimming in it too.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has been receiving applications for trademarks that contain the “coronavirus” word as the mark, or as part of the mark.
Coronavirus and Covid19 trademark applications – Photo by CDC on Unsplash
At the USPTO database, we found the following recent trademark applications, for products and services:
I SURVIVED CORONAVIRUS
CORONAVIRUS SURVIVOR
COVID 19
CORONAVIRUS
CORONAVIRUS SURVIVAL GUIDE
CORONAVIRUSRX
TOGETHER WE SURVIVED COVID-19
WE CURED COVID-19
I SURVIVED COVID-19
COVID 19
I SURVIVED COVID-19
COVID-19 VAX
These trademark applications are mostly filed as “intent to use” and for products that are t-shirts, caps and hoodies, along with music production services.
Stay safe out there, and wash your hands. Yes, that’s another trademark application for reminder wristbands.
