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[hamsol]

Hello,

My question(s) are if Abbreviations of the mark are protected. I will give an example ..

(Made up name for example)

Music group "Eight World Wonders" ... and the name is trademarked. After awhile, the group also becomes know as "E.W.W."
Does the group have ANY protection, other than common law rights .. because the name "E.W.W." isnt trademarked.

Meaning, if another (music) group starts calling itself "E.W.W." ... you see my point .. is this just common law rights .. or would the trademark also give rights to "Eight World Wonders"?

Ok, Can you also "add" the abbreviation to the application for mark at the time of filing, to prevent a future issue .. or is this gonna take two seperate appilcations?

And finally, something off topic here ... how does the USPTO view/accept a offense mark. For example: a mark called "S h i t kickers"  ... will the office reject it .. because of the offense/foul language soley?

thx,

Patrick

[JSonnabend]

An abbreviaion of a mark and the mark itself are two different marks.  In order to qualify for registration, each must be used as a mark in commerce and each must be filed in its own application (barring a valid composite use).

- Jeff