20 Hilarious Things People Failed to Trademark

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The sound of a can opening

Get ready to pour a Bud out for Bud. In 2013, Budweiser’s parent company, Anheuser-Busch, attempted the uphill battle of trademarking a sound, specifically the sound of a Budweiser can opening. Unsurprisingly, just like Harley-Davidson, they lost.

The USPTO wasn’t convinced and denied the application, stating that “the applied-for mark is not inherently distinctive because all beverage cans make a highly similar sound.”

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