Movember and other trademarks

[donnashuggy]

Did you know the word was trademarked?

Someone has just found out that Ford could be too, where do you look to find out?

[imastawka]

Maybe here? I don't know really

http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/get-the-right-ip/trade-marks/search-for-a-trade-mark/

[purple_haize]

You could try google, I know in the USA they have a data base for trademarks.

[donnashuggy]

There are so many results for Ford http://trademarks.justia.com/search?q=ford

[catsnknots]

And yet you still trade off it! 

[donnashuggy]

No, you can't use it in your titles. I found out the hard way.

Does anyone know anything about Ford?

[imastawka]

It's gotta be trade marked.  It's a car

[donnashuggy]

I can understand the logo being trademarked, but the word? I did have a problem once with the word facebook, I guess that is understandable to a point.

[donnashuggy]

So if I sketch a ford car / print it and try and sell it, it's a trademark violation? Seems a bit over the top.

[imastawka]

Beats the heck outa me.  If crikey was around she could tell you, six ways from Sunday.