We interrupt this blog post before it even gets started to bring you a special newsflash. Nanny Goats in Panties is now officially registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Which means I can put a “®” on everything. Which also means if you find anything with a little “TM” on it, you should grab it and sell it on eBay because it is a limited edition collector’s item. Or, you could save the item for twenty years and then take it onto The Antiques Roadshow program and act all surprised when they tell you how many millions of dollars your limited edition NGIP coffee mug is worth.
The funny and fantastic thing is, once you get officially trademarked, you start hearing from all these other people, from all over the world. You become internationally famous!
For example, some organization in Czechoslovakia sent me what looked like an invoice for $2,705 to get an international trademark. I think. I’m not sure, but it sounds awesome. I wouldn’t know how to begin to send money to them, but luckily they had wiring instructions right there on their invoice. I also heard from two other international trademarking groups for approximately the same amount of money.
I’m not sure how many of these tremendous offers I’m going to receive; it could start to get a little expensive. And you know what was weird? Those three offers arrived on the exact same day as my official trademark papers. Isn’t that thoughtful and proactive?
And now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got some wire transfers to set up, they say I’ve only got seven days to respond, so I’d best get on it.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled blog post.
This is powerful, like iron.
I wonder why $2,705 and not say $2,706? Is there a limit to which you can wire to these countries? If you exceed it will a bell go off somewhere?
Maybe you should send that extra dollar just to see what would happen.
What a coincidence!
I wonder what all these people think when they see the name… Love it!
Ooooo - my pen could be worth BIG money some day! THANKS!
That is so great! I’m glad you are patented and trademarked, but not surprised in the slightest. If you want to send me $2,710 (I round off), I will get you trademarked and patented in Alameda.
Let me know if you hear from George Clooney. I figure you international types must hang together.
Can I have your autograph? Since you’re famous and all…
OOooooh, girl….I need your autograph!!! Congrats girl…..ya got the power now!
God bless and have a beautiful day!!!
congratulations!!
That’s fabulous !
Now, if you would like an expert consultant’s advice on how to gain protection in the French domain, please wire 6674 $ to my Paypal account. Well, it’s normal, French copyrights are worth at least twice as much as Czechoslovakia… which, by the way, should have seemed suspicious, as Czechoslovakia isn’t even a country any more, it split in two… but I’m sure there are lots of goats there.
*staring at computer screen with mouth hanging open in total awe*
*two days later and I’m still staring at the computer screen with mouth hanging open in total awe. Hunger, too. I could use a sandwich while staring in awe at your amazingness.*
*two days later and I’m still staring at the computer screen with mouth hanging open in total awe. Hunger, too. I could use a sandwich while staring in awe at your amazingness.*
HA! Nicky - you are awesome. If you ever reach a point where you decide you don’t need your funny anymore, can I have it? So that I can go all over the place and kill people with it?
*staring at computer screen with mouth hanging open in total awe*
I’ve had my R since 2007. And you’ll continue to get those requests for money to make sure your trademark is not copied ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD for many, many years to come!
First, congrats on getting your registration and trademark! Great accomplishment!
There is some legitimacy in getting your trademark internationally, but your trademark attorney (you have one right?) would be who to go to get it done right.
In the case of you receiving two messages with the same price, probably the same clearing house (of scammers) attempting to set up false trademark paper. You normally want to go straight to that countries trademark office, through your attorney…
Woohoo!
YAY! Congratulations on getting your registration and trademark! That’s totally-super-awesome!
Congratulations and internationally appreciated too.
You are a one woman branding machine! How long ago did you get your TM? And can I ask why you pursued that? Totally curious.
Well, I’m totally over-flattering myself if I think someone would try to steal my blog name and trademarking it is total overkill, BUT, here’s what prompted it. Someone told me that the line “goats in panties” was used in a sitcom (Men of a Certain Age, to be specific) and it got me to thinking, OMG - I’m the one who came up with that phrase, what if somebody grabs onto it and runs with it and who knows what? So while I didn’t (and don’t even know if I can for less than a million dollars) trademark the phrase, I trademarked the name for blog/online journals, etc. The TM, I think, starts when you start the registrations process which was about 6 months ago. Once you’re registered, that’s when you switch from “TM” to Circle R. Uh, did that even answer your question?
Nifty! I think I’ll get a shadow box to proudly display my NGP coffee mug! ; )
Technically, I think you can sue everyone that links to you now.
Congratulations!
Now I have to go write you an email with some instructions for a funds transfer. And because I’m generous, I’ll give you 14 days to respond. Win, win!
Whoa! That’s awesome. I think you need a superhero cap now.
Congratulations, jj
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Fancy!
Congrats! I just got an LLC for Listen To Your Mother, but that is only STATEWIDE. Wonder if I’ll hear from Kenosha!