Anandashankar Mazumdar, Bloomberg Law; Play-Doh Scent Registration May Serve As Trademark Model
"Trademark attorneys usually handle registrations online. But the
lawyer for toy maker Hasbro Inc. faced a problem that no computer could
solve.
Lawyer Catherine M.C. Farrelly was trying to get a
trademark registration for the iconic scent of Play-Doh, the modeling
compound that has been sold as a children’s toy since 1956. The Patent
and Trademark Office requires a specimen of any trademark, so the scent
had to be sent. Farrelly, of Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz PC, New
York, told Bloomberg Law that she sent the application in February 2017
with a note that a box of Play-Doh was on its way by overnight
delivery.
Hasbro Inc.’s success in getting a trademark
registration in May 2018 for the smell of Play-Doh might serve as a
model for lawyers tasked with securing aroma-related trademarks,
trademark lawyers told Bloomberg Law."
Issues and developments related to IP, AI, and OM, examined in the IP and tech ethics graduate courses I teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology", coming in Summer 2025, includes major chapters on IP, AI, OM, and other emerging technologies (IoT, drones, robots, autonomous vehicles, VR/AR). Kip Currier, PhD, JD
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