PREPARED FOR ATTENDEES OF THE

2018 INTA® ANNUAL MEETING

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Experience is our trademark.

Trademark is our experience.®

© 2018 Erik M. Pelton & Associates, PLLC

The INTA® Annual Meeting is a time for learning, networking, touring, and
more as thousands of trademark attorneys and practitioners from across the
globe gather in Seattle, Washington.

It is our pleasure to offer visitors this guide to many of the major sites and
activities around town, through our trademark perspective. Because this guide
is for use with the INTA® (Registration No. 1914028) conference, we have, of
course, included information regarding interesting trademark registrations!

Special thanks to our law clerk, Julie Shursky, who contributed to this guide.

Erik Pelton®

© 2018 Erik M. Pelton & Associates, PLLC

 SEATTLE LANDMARKS
Trademark Information Address

The Space Needle (Reg. No.

2771413) is an observation
tower that offers panoramic
views of the Emerald City, 400 Broad Street
including the surrounding Seattle, WA 98109
Mountain ranges. The logo
featuring the tower’s shape is www.spaceneedle.com
also registered (Reg. No.
2773451)

The heart of Seattle’s downtown, Pike
Place Market (Reg. No. 5084809) is a
vibrant area featuring hundreds of
farmers, craftspeople, small businesses,
and artisans.
Spans from Pike Street North to
Virginia Street and from 1st Avenue
West to Western Avenue
www.pikeplacemarket.org

Seattle Art Museum (Reg. No.

1300 First Avenue
4212407), commonly known as SAM
Seattle, WA 98101
(Reg. No. 4174071), has been the center
of world-class visual arts in the Pacific www.seattleartmuseum.com
Northwest since 1933.

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 SEATTLE LANDMARKS, continued
The Seattle Aquarium (Reg. No. 3250792) is 1483 Alaskan Way
the ninth largest aquarium in the US and Pier 59
features a one-of-a-kind undersea dome Seattle, WA 98101
exhibit that offers a 360 degree view into a
mammoth tank with hundreds of Puget Sound
fish. www.seattleaquarium.org

Showcasing the 40-foot tall glass and steel

Glasshouse of artist Daly Chihuly, Chihuly 305 Harrison Street
Seattle, WA 98109
Garden and Glass (Reg. No. 4538148) is
located near the Space Needle.
chihulygardenandglass.com

With 92 acres divided into bioclimatic zones,

the Woodland Park Zoo (Reg. No. 4082457) 5500 Phinney Avenue N
allows visitors to get close to more than 1,100 Seattle, WA 98103
animals and 300 species, including some of the
world’s most critically endangered. www.zoo.org

The Museum of Pop Culture (Reg. No.

325 5th Avenue N
3621110), also known as MOPOP (Reg. No.
Seattle, WA 98109
MOPOP 3665368), features exhibits on many subjects
including science fiction and Seattle native www.mopop.org
Jimi Hendrix (Reg. No. 2876475)

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 GETTING AROUND TOWN
Sound Transit (Reg. No. 2449812) operates the
SOUND TRANSIT commuter rail, light rail, and regional express www.soundtransit.org
buses in Seattle.

The South Lake Union Trolley (S.L.U.T.) is a 1.3

mile long streetcar line connecting the South Lake
www.ridetheslut.com
Union neighborhood to Downtown Seattle. RIDE
THE S.L.U.T. is registered in Reg. No. 3440034.

The Seattle Monorail (no trademark registration)

opened in 1962 for the World’s Fair. It operates on
an elevated one mile line between the Westlake www.seattlemonorail.com
Shopping Center and the Space Needle (passing
through the Museum of Pop Culture).

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 DINING AROUND THE CITY
Trademark Restaurant Information Address

The Walrus and the Carpenter (Reg. No.

4743 Ballard Avenue NW
5000993) is known for icy cold piles of oysters,
Seattle, WA 98107
but also offers a variety of other seafood
plates. This neighborhood joint is sure to give www.thewalrusbar.com
you a warm Seattle welcome.

If you crave sustainable farm to table food, 2234 1st Avenue

look no further: Local 360 (Reg. No. Seattle, WA 98121
4359825) sources 90% of its raw ingredients
from within 360 miles of Seattle. www.local360.com

With flavors like Forte’s Lemon & Pepper White 5420 Ballard Avenue NW
Chocolate, Elm Coffee & Westland Whiskey, Seattle, WA 98107
and Chocolate Gooey Brownie, Salt & Straw
(Reg. No. 4513352) is a must try ice creamery. www.saltandstraw.com

1530 Post Alley

Chowdafest Champions of 2016, Pike Place Seattle, WA 98104
Chowder (Reg. No. 2955933) sources most of
600 Pine Street, 4th Floor
its ingredients from Seattle’s Pike Place Seattle, WA 98104
Market.
www.pikeplacechowder.com

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DINING AROUND THE CITY, continued

Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream

½ 1622 N 45th Street
(Reg. No. 5413463) is another beloved ice
Seattle, WA 98103
cream joint in Seattle. This ice creamery
offers four seasonal and fourteen regular www.mollymoon.com
flavors in eight locations around the city.

MOD (Reg. No. 4951383) is an artisan-style

pizza and salad fastfood restaurant founded
Multiple Locations in Seattle
in Seattle. Plus, they have two unique
slogans: WE ARE MOD (Reg. No. 5285334) www.modpizza.com
and WHAT’S YOUR MOD? (Reg. No.
5237210).

El Gaucho (Reg. No. 3077272) is a dimly lit

steakhouse featuring 28-day dry-aged steak
served by tuxedoed staff that is on hand to 2505 First Avenue
provide flashlights and escort ladies to the Seattle, WA 98121
restroom. The steakhouse is located within
the Inn at El Gaucho (Reg. No. 3462146). www.elgaucho.com
Make sure to visit the sister seafood
restaurant – AQUA by El Gaucho.

2323 Second Avenue

Tavolàta (Serial No. 87612226) serves up
Seattle, WA 98121
big, saucy bowls of pasta and other Italian
favorites. www.ethanstowellrestaurants.com

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 SEATTLE SPORTS TEAMS
Trademark Team Information Address

The SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (Reg. No. 800 Occidental Ave. S

2719989) are Seattle’s National Football Seattle, WA 98134
League team. They won the Super Bowl
Championships in 2013. www.seahawks.com

The Seahawks have a trademark registration

www.seahawks.com
for their uniforms (Reg. No. 1228993).

The SEATTLE MARINERS (Reg. No.

1250 1st Avenue S
1879043) are a professional baseball team
Seattle, WA 98134
based in Seattle. They host the Detroit Tigers
on Saturday, May 19 at 6:10 PM and on www.mlb.com/mariners
Sunday, May 20 at 1:10 PM

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SEATTLE SPORTS TEAMS, continued

800 Occidental Ave. S

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC (Reg. No. 3670339), the local
Seattle, WA 98134
MLS ‘football’ (or soccer) team hosts the Real Salt Lake
on Saturday, May 26 at 2:00 P.M. at CenturyLink Field. www.soundersfc.com

SEATTLE STORM (Reg. No. 2747667) is a professional

305 Harrison Street
women’s basketball team based in Seattle. They are at
Seattle, WA 98109
home playing the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday, May 20
at 6:00 P.M. and playing the Chicago Sky on Friday, www.storm.wnba.com
May 25 at 7:00 P.M.

Professional women’s soccer came to Seattle in January

401 5th Avenue N
of 2013, when the SEATTLE REIGN FC (Reg. No.
Seattle, WA 98109
4941648) played their inaugural match. The team plays
at home against Chicago Red Stars on Saturday, May 19 www.reignfc.com
at 7:00 P.M.

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 PROMINENT SEATTLE BRANDS
Trademark Brand Information Address

The first Starbucks (Reg. No. 3428128)

location opened in the historic Pike Place www.starbucks.com
Market in 1971.

From Windows to Microsoft Office to Xbox,

Microsoft (Reg. No. 4552363) is ubiquitous
in homes and offices around the world. For
Seattle, the company created the first big tech www.microsoft.com
boom for the area, famously creating at
least 10,000 millionaires in the state by the
year 2000.

The biggest online retailer in the world,

amazon.com (Reg. No. 2884547), is based www.amazon.com
and headquartered in Seattle.

Seattle’s Best Coffee (Reg. No. 4614227)

began brewing up coffee on Seattle’s Pier 70
www.seattlesbest.com
in the ‘70s. Now, they sell bags of coffee in
stores across the nation.

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 PROMINENT SEATTLE BRANDS, continued
The world’s largest manufacturer of
commercial jet transports, BOEING (Reg. No.
1674151) held its Founder’s Day Centennial
www.boeing.com
Celebration on July 5, 2016 at Seattle’s
Museum of Flight, commemorating its Seattle
roots.

The first COSTCO (Reg. No. 3657105)

warehouse location opened in Seattle in 1983.
www.costco.com
Today, COSTCO operates a chain of
membership-only warehouse clubs.

Living off the fame of the movie SLEEPLESS

SLEEPLESS IN IN SEATTLE (Reg. No. 1992088), in a nod to
the film of the same name starring Tom
www.amazon.com/Sleepless-
Seattle-Coffee-2-Ounce-
SEATTLE Hanks and Meg Ryan, sells packaged coffee Bags/dp/B001EHEEYQ
online.

Performing at home in
Seattle for the first time in 5
The ‘grunge’ band Pearl Jam (Reg. No. years in August 2018
2933291) formed in Seattle in 1991.
https://pearljam.com/theho
meshows/seattle-wa

The philanthropic organization was launched 500 Fifth Avenue North

BILL & MELINDA Seattle, WA 98109
in 2000 by the former Microsoft CEO and his
GATES FOUNDATION wife. www.gatesfoundation.org

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 CANNABIS RELATED BRANDS*
* Possession of small amounts of marijuana related products have been legal in the state of Washington
since a November 2012 ballot vote. It remains illegal under federal law. In Fiscal year 2017, the state
collected a total of $319 million in legal marijuana income and license fees.

Trademark Brand Information Address

The Joint logo is registered with the USPTO

for ‘providing medical information in the field 4336 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
of medicinal marijuana; providing an internet
website featuring medical news and
information in the field of medicinal www.thejointllc.com/seattle
marijuana’ in Reg. No. 4564539.

Pending USPTO trademark application

(87748695) for FWEEDOM covers items Three locations in the
Seattle region
including ‘Cigar lighters; Cigarette lighters;
Smokeless cigar vaporizer pipes; Smokeless www.fweedom.com
cigarette vaporizer pipe; Smokers' oral
vaporizer refill cartridges sold empty’

WIKILEAF is a registered mark for “Providing

a web site and web site links to geographic
information and map images in the field of
www.wikileaf.org
medical marijuana dispensary businesses via
interactive computer network” and more (Reg.
No. 5253759).

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 The USPTO trademark filings for POWERED
BY JUJU and JUJU JOINTS for smokeless
marijuana vaporizers were refused by the
USPTO (and on appeal by the Trademark Trial www.jujujoints.com
and Appeal Board) as for use with goods that
are unlawful. Read the precedential TTAB
opinion here.

The Li Law Firm PS owns the USPTO

registration for Northern Lights Legal Services
logo (Reg. No. 4755205) covering ‘Legal 1700 7th Ave. Suite 2100
services, namely, providing customized Seattle, WA
documentation, information, counseling,
advice and consultation services in all areas of www.northernlightslegal.com
industrial hemp and cannabis business and
regulations.’

The “first recreational weed shop in Belltown,” 55 Bell St

Herban Legends, a nice play on words, owns Seattle, WA
USPTO Reg. No. 5199273 for its logo for use
in connection with apparel www.herbanlegends.com

There are many more creative names in this field, including Ganja Goddess, The Green Door, and The Bakeréé.

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