Principles of Intellectual and Industrial Property Law
SEP 2020
Gisele S.
About Trademark on the Sound of a Motorcycle
On February 1, 1994,
Harley
has filed a registration for a trademark of the sound of its motocycles with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
(PTO) stating the following:
"THE MARK CONSISTS OF THE SOUND OF APPLICANT'S MOTORCYCLES, PRODUCED BY V-TWIN, COMMON
CRANKPIN MOTORCYCLE ENGINES WHEN THE GOODS ARE IN USE."
