International Sale of Commercial Rugby Trademark Portfolio

Published: Wednesday, 5. September, 2012 in category U.S.

IpAuctions™ Inc. has scheduled a live international corporate sale of the commercial rugby trademark and domain name portfolio owned by Carlberg Design, Inc. Carlberg, based in Petersburg, Illinois, developed the international rugby brand logo and word marks that are screen printed on clothing and caps worn around the world by players and fans.

The International Olympic Committee will be adding Rugby to both the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. Carlberg’s timely sale of its rugby portfolio is divided into three Lots and includes four USPTO trademark names and four domain names, each listed with GoDaddy.com.

The portfolio for Lot A represents the name ISLAND RUGBY and includes the word mark logo (Registration #4180631), its word mark (Registration #4180630), and corresponding domain name. The popular logo consists of the words “ISLAND RUGBY” in graphic format generally centered below a silhouette of a beach with a pair of palm trees. The palm trees have a crossbar extending between and a rugby ball centered above the crossbar. The words ISLAND RUGBY are registered as a standard upper case character word mark (Registration #41806301). The domain name is ISLANDRUGBY.COM.

Lot B includes the word mark phrase, RUGBY SINCE 1823 (Registration #3895547). It is more often screen printed or embroidered on t-shirts and caps. Its corresponding domain name is RUGBYSINCE1823.COM.

The Lot C portfolio represents a social target market and includes the word mark name RUGBY GIRL (Registration #3797575) that can be written as one or two words. Two domain names are included, RUGBYGIRL.COM and RUGBYGIRLUSA.COM.

This “live” online auction at www.ipAuctions.com will be held September 25 thru September 27, 2012.

IpAuctions™ Inc. is the leading online auction firm specializing in the worldwide sale of intellectual property assets. The 11 year old firm has a proprietary international database of over 10,000 IP attorneys, corporate buyers, and venture capitalists. The Company is a member of the National Auctioneers Association and the ABI. For more information about this sale or other intellectual property, please contact Davel Foote, IpAuctions™ at 866-826-1300 or online: dfoote@ipauctions.com.