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Hmm, good question, couldn't find any mention of it on the site. Possibly not as they got the term from an album of Dr. John's "Desitively Bonnaroo". I'm not a lawyer, but you'd probably want to check w/ them before using the name for anything.
Last Edit: Apr 30, 2007 14:24:27 GMT -5 by Leo - Back to Top
Thanks Leo! Hey there was a rumor awhile back that you were not going this year is that true? How are we going to find Camp Inforoo without your famous flag.
The answer is Yes, as an R&D guy, I deal in patents and trademarks quite a bit. I actually had the USPTO webpage open on my desktop when this thread came up.
There are three live registrations of "Bonnaroo" at the US Patent and Trademark Office, interestingly all belong to a company called Festival Holdings of NOLA, not Superfly or AC, though this sounds like some umbrella organization that may have been created to own the IP of the joint organizations. All trace their first use to 2002 and they cover:
- Sound and video recording - Merchandise - Concert and event promotion
EDIT: - Just because someone has used a name before doesn't stop it being used again as long as the new registrant can demonstrate that there is no potential for confusion between the two products. e.g. if you guys regiatered "Inforoo" as an internet message board, I could still register "Inforoo" as a laundry detergent. The point is moot here as Dr John didn't register his title anyway, presuambly because it's a much older word than that. No problem registering old words though - how 'bout "Apple"?
If you want all the details:
Word Mark BONNAROO Goods and Services IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: musical sound recordings and musical video recordings. FIRST USE: 20020620. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20020620 Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING Design Search Code Serial Number 76431087 Filing Date July 16, 2002 Current Filing Basis 1A Original Filing Basis 1B Published for Opposition May 20, 2003 Registration Number 2749870 International Registration Number 0820058 Registration Date August 12, 2003 Owner (REGISTRANT) Festival Holdings, L.L.C. LTD LIAB CO VIRGINIA 1128 Dublin Street - 200 New Orleans LOUISIANA 70118 Attorney of Record David S. Lionberger, Esquire Type of Mark TRADEMARK Register PRINCIPAL Live/Dead Indicator LIVE
Word Mark BONNAROO Goods and Services IC 025. US 022 039. G & S: clothing, namely, caps, hats, t-shirts, tank tops, sweat shirts, sandals and flip-flops. FIRST USE: 20020607. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20020607 Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING Design Search Code Serial Number 76431085 Filing Date July 16, 2002 Current Filing Basis 1A Original Filing Basis 1A Published for Opposition February 11, 2003 Registration Number 2713386 Registration Date May 6, 2003 Owner (REGISTRANT) Festival Holdings, L.L.C. LTD LIAB CO VIRGINIA 1128 Dublin Street - 200 New Orleans LOUISIANA 70118 Attorney of Record David S. Lionberger Type of Mark TRADEMARK Register PRINCIPAL Live/Dead Indicator LIVE
Word Mark BONNAROO Goods and Services IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: concert booking; entertainment services, namely, live music concerts; conducting entertainment exhibitions in the nature of live music festivals. FIRST USE: 20020315. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20020323 Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING Design Search Code Serial Number 76380796 Filing Date March 11, 2002 Current Filing Basis 1A Original Filing Basis 1B Published for Opposition December 17, 2002 Registration Number 2695269 Registration Date March 11, 2003 Owner (REGISTRANT) Festival Holdings, L.L.C. LTD LIAB CO VIRGINIA 1128 Dublin Street - 200 New Orleans LOUISIANA 70118 Attorney of Record David S. Lionberger Type of Mark SERVICE MARK Register PRINCIPAL Live/Dead Indicator LIVE
WOW! Thanks for all the info. I guess I'll sell things that does not have the word Bonnaroo on them. Has anyone sold anything with the word Bonnaroo on it? or has anyone got into trouble at Bonnaroo for selling unoffical Bonnaroo merch.
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I think you can put it on many things non festival related, the word existed before the festival did, and I don't think they bought the rights to the word from anyone else.
If I understand what you are saying, I could put Bonnaroo on the side of a toaster?
Seems like more or less. Unless someone would confuse it. I could see it now: "Hey man, I got a Bonnaroo!" "You got a ticket? Awsome" "No I got one of the new Bonnaroo Toasters." "Oh"