It is thought that a Turkish influence brought from new trade in the east allowed for the popularity of the ‘mustache’ which was swiftly appropriated as a symbol of status in any God-fearing Frenchman.Ī few hundred years later and the French have gone through a symphony of mustache styles over the years displaying finesse and innovation with their choices in mustaches that few other countries have ever bothered to master. The Mustache was first recorded in France sometime in the latter part of the 16 th century. When it comes to the French mustache, however, few other countries surpass them in the classically groomed, stylishly sophisticated facial hair. The French are known for many things, not least of which is their ability to set new styles, revive old favorites and even add their own twist to established French beard styles. The French Mustache: The Pinnacle of Style T he lawyers at Trademarkology provide trademark registration services backed by the experience and service of one of the nation's oldest law firms.Ever wondered what the beard styles are by nationality? We have! Today we wanted to salute the French style and celebrate their fantastic contribution over the years in the form of the French Mustache. Or, if you want to fabricate a stache, you can digitally do as my Cousin Chuck did for his youngest daughter, Paige. My search located various substitute approaches the unblessed may attempt such as âĪnd there are eyeglasses and sunglasses with which one may fake a stache, according to various trademark filings by Worldwide Dynasty of Chatswoth, California including Recognizing that not everyone is blessed with the ability to produce a world-class stache, the market has filled that demand. My daughter Nicki often has requested, "Dad, please shave the mustache so I can see what you really look like," and my wife, perhaps foreshadowing this blog topic, always interjects, "No, no, he can't it's his look it's his trademark." The beard was shaved away the following Summer, but the stache has remained ever since. Mine dates back to the Fall of 1974 when a bunch of fraternity brothers in the Sigma Chi House decided to each grow a beard. It takes the appropriate DNA and a lot of time to produce a classic stache such as this. Perhaps inspired a bit by Panama Jack and his renown, this Jack, the author of this blog has been photographed as a "Grand Cayman Island Jack," (left) and even as "Captain Jack" (with dreadlocks) (right). Especially interesting to me are the trademarks containing creative uses of mustaches to humanize inanimate objects such as: These 2,989 trademark registrations and applications for registration display quite an array of variations on a stache from the conventional to the creative, sometimes colorful variations, for instance,Īs one might suspect, a stache design is often used in trademarks associated with barbershops, and personal hygiene and grooming products. Indeed, a simple search through the on-line "Trademark Electronic Search System" (TESS) provided by the United States Patent & Trademark Office (the "PTO") discloses that dating back however far it is that the PTO has listed filings on-line in TESS, there are 2,989 existing trademark registrations, and applications for registration in which the mark is described as including a "mustache" or its variant spelling, "moustache." There must be a day for just about anything of interest to any subset of society.Īnd for some reason I cannot quite understand, our Editor, Mari-Elise has informed me, "You must work up a blog entry on the interface between mustaches and trademarks." Why me? Oh well, Digging around I made some interesting findings. Someone somewhere has declared that today, February 24, 2015, is NATIONAL MUSTACHE DAY.
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