FOR NAME ONLY(WORD MARK-"SMITTY WESS")MARK TYPE:STANDARD CHARACTER MARKWORDING:THE MARK CONSIST OF STANDARD CHARACTERS WITHOUT CLAIM TO ANY PARTICULAR FONT STYLE SIZE OR COLOR.ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES ,NAMELY PROVIDING ONLINE NON DOWNLOADABLE VIDEOS FEATURING ANIMATED COMEDY CONTENT, FICTIONAL STORY TELLING, AND CHARACTER PERFORMANCES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL STREAMING PLATFORMS.FOR THE CATCHPHRASE IN VOICE(SOUND MARK-"YOU DIG IT"MARK TYPE:(SOUND MARKWORDING:THE MARK CONSIST OF THE SPOKEN PHRASE "YOU DIG IT" IN A DEEP RASPY VOICE IN EXAGGERATED INTONATION, USED AS THE SIGNATURE TAGLINE OF A FICTIONAL ANIMATED CHARACTER.

Why this US trademark matters

Every US trademark on file with the USPTO is a public declaration that a brand is using — or intends to use — a specific word, logo, or phrase on defined goods or services in commerce. Serial number 99164963 sits on the federal register as a reference point for competitors, attorneys, and founders running clearance on similar marks. Reading individual filings like this one in detail is one of the most direct ways to see how the USPTO treats descriptiveness, distinctiveness, and likelihood of confusion in practice — and the federal register remains the single best free signal for whether a proposed brand name has room to register without conflict.

US trademark protection is territorial, class-specific, and built on use in commerce. A registration covering FOR NAME ONLY(WORD MARK-"SMITTY WESS")MARK TYPE:STANDARD CHARACTER MARKWORDING:THE MARK CONSIST OF STANDARD CHARACTERS WITHOUT CLAIM TO ANY PARTICULAR FONT STYLE SIZE OR COLOR.ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES ,NAMELY PROVIDING ONLINE NON DOWNLOADABLE VIDEOS FEATURING ANIMATED COMEDY CONTENT, FICTIONAL STORY TELLING, AND CHARACTER PERFORMANCES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL STREAMING PLATFORMS.FOR THE CATCHPHRASE IN VOICE(SOUND MARK-"YOU DIG IT"MARK TYPE:(SOUND MARKWORDING:THE MARK CONSIST OF THE SPOKEN PHRASE "YOU DIG IT" IN A DEEP RASPY VOICE IN EXAGGERATED INTONATION, USED AS THE SIGNATURE TAGLINE OF A FICTIONAL ANIMATED CHARACTER. does not automatically extend to every variant of the mark, every related category, or every other country, which is why brand owners pair USPTO clearance with structured cross-register checks — our US trademark search covers the USPTO register, while the wider UK clearance tool, Trademark Wiki, and the cross-register matches above let you see how the same word mark looks in adjacent jurisdictions before you file. International expansion typically routes through the Madrid Protocol once a US base application is on file.

If you are evaluating a filing that touches the same goods or services class as serial 99164963, start with an exact-match and phonetic-near-match check, review the cited identification of goods against the commercial use you actually intend, and document your use-in-commerce evidence in a form a USPTO examining attorney can act on. Most US office actions turn on either a Section 2(d) likelihood-of-confusion refusal or a Section 2(e) descriptiveness refusal — both are far easier to head off with disciplined upfront clearance than they are to overcome once issued, which is where a US-qualified trademark attorney adds the most value early.