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It’s highly addictive!

On February 25, 2008, Twentieth Century Fox, producer and distributor of the TV show Futurama has filed to protect the trademark Slurm in relation to “carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks; fruit drinks; fruit juices; mineral and aerated water; bottled drinking water; energy drinks; syrups and powders for making soft drinks and other beverages, namely soft drinks, fruit drinks and tea; coffee-flavored soft drinks; Ramune (Japanese soda pops); powders used in the preparation of isotonic sports drinks and sports beverages”. [Trademork]

On February 25, 2008, Twentieth Century Fox, producer and distributor of the TV show Futurama has filed to protect the trademark Slurm in relation to “carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks; fruit drinks; fruit juices; mineral and aerated water; bottled drinking water; energy drinks; syrups and powders for making soft drinks and other beverages, namely soft drinks, fruit drinks and tea; coffee-flavored soft drinks; Ramune (Japanese soda pops); powders used in the preparation of isotonic sports drinks and sports beverages”. [Trademork]

My mouth is watering, and I even know where Slurm comes from. Makes no difference. I’ll be standing in line to buy a six-pack.

In a related filing,

On November 7, 2007, The Simpsons creator Matt Groening filed to protect the trademark Life In Hell, in relation to his long-running comic featuring Akbar and Jeff and a bunch of anthropomorphic rabbits.
This new filing, however, departs from previous filings and covers “entertainment services, namely, an ongoing television series featuring animated and live-action programs, comedy, drama and music; production of television programs containing animated and live-action programs, comedy, drama and music; production and distribution of feature films containing animated and live-action programs, comedy, drama and music”.

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