Talk:Harmless Junk, Inc.

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Trademark Information

After a quick search (with "Harmless Junk, Inc" in the "Search Term:" field and "Owner Name and Address" in the "Field:" field) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office website, I was able to find the following:

	Serial Number 	Reg. Number 	Word Mark 	 Check Status 	Live/Dead
1 	78382974 	 	        CHEAP AS FREE 	 TARR 	        LIVE
2 	76502436 			                 TARR 	        LIVE
3 	76481419 	2859529 	HOMESTAR RUNNER  TARR 	        LIVE
4 	76481416 	2859528 		         TARR 	        LIVE
5 	76502438 		        THE CHEAT 	 TARR 	        LIVE
6 	76502437 		        MARZIPAN 	 TARR 	        DEAD
7 	76481418 			                 TARR 	        LIVE
8 	76566454 		        HR 	         TARR 	        LIVE
9 	76502440 			                 TARR 	        LIVE
10 	76481417 		        STRONG BAD 	 TARR 	        LIVE

I'm no lawyer, but I don't see the date of September 24, 2004 when I go into the individual page for The Cheat. The filing date for The Cheat was March 31, 2003 and the Published for Opposition date was May 25, 2004. I've removed the trademark claim from the page, pending further research. -- Tom 17:03, 18 Oct 2004 (MST)

Upon further review, I've found that one of the unmarked Serial Numbers above (76502436) was for a drawing of The Cheat and was published for opposition on September 28, 2004. Of couse, I still don't know what that means. I'm thinking it would be great to have all of these listed on the page though, if someone who knows what they are doing would like to take a stab at it, that'd be great. -- Tom 17:30, 18 Oct 2004 (MST)

When a trademark is applied for, part of the process is to have the text or graphics printed in a journal for companies and individuals to review. This ensures that if another company is using a trademark previous to another companies filing, the first company will get preferred status. This is known as "Published for Opposition." Unlike a patent, which cannot be revealed publicly before filing, a trademark must be in use before an application can be completed. - Dr Haggis - Talk 18:38, 10 Jan 2005 (MST)

Ah ha. Very interesting indeed. -- Tom 19:29, 11 Jan 2005 (MST)

Google Local

I went on Google Local and typed in the address for Harmless Junk, Inc. It turns out that there is a normal, suburban house at that address. House of The Brothers Chaps, prehaps? (Rhyming not intended) — Has Matt? (talk) 01:37, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Possibly. Here's a satelite picture. -AtionSong 14:53, 20 February 2006 (UTC)