Most of us are cognisant that you’re able to trademark a slogan , a logotype , and a name , but did you do it that it is also potential to trademark a sound ? Of course , so as to get approving from the United States Patent and Trademark Office , said sound must “ uniquely key out the commercial-grade origin of the product or armed service . ” It may voice clean veer and dry , but keep in mind that the folks at Harley - Davidson were denied stylemark status on their allegedly unique“Potato - Potato - Potato ” sound . Here are some sounds that did authorise muster and are formally trademark :
1. The MGM Lion
So far there have been five different Leo used for the MGM logotype . The first one to roar ( and the one who provided the trademarked sound ) was named Jackie .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mqVvEaQefk
2. The NBC Chimes
This was the first sound to be trademark , back in 1950 . For the musician in the interview , those three notes that make up the chime are G , E and C.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP6Z86iDFjU
3. The 20th Century Fox Fanfare
The music that play behind the twentieth Century Fox logo was composed by Alfred Newman , who serve as the head of the studio ’s medicine department for over 20 years . He also conducted the orchestra for most of the Rogers and Hammerstein musical comedy and succeed nine Academy Awards over the class of his career .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qDdYlyLRoI
4. Harlem Globetrotter’s Theme (Sweet Georgia Brown)
The version that ’s trademarked was record by Brother Bones and His Shadows . The ‘ trotter adopt it as their touch tune in 1952 .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmXbTi5GjDE
5. Lucasfilms THX Deep Note
The synthesized crescendo was created by Dr. James A. Moorer and debut in theaters in the 1983 trailer forStar Wars Episode VI : Return of the Jedi .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXlz8f436bg&feature=related
6. Intel Inside Bong
compile by Walter Werzowa in his home studio , the five distinction logotype is allegedly diffuse somewhere in the world every five bit .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm2Hbjx_W3I
7. Federal Signal Q2B Siren
This Delilah was used on almost all hand brake vehicle at one time , but now it is mostly employed by fire engines .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwosBhJ0eYo&feature=related
8. AAMCO
The trademarked logo consists of a voice state “ Double A ” follow by two car horn honk then “ M - C - O. ” In face you ’re wondering , the same folks that found AAMCO also owned MAACO – both name calling are combination of their initial .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tQRTSROymY
