Is this trademark for real?

[Acro]

It took 3 years for this?

[copper]

Trademark whole sentences

[Acro]

This is not a sentence, it's a book

[Warrior]

What does it cost to file for a TM these days?

[jberryhill]

The name "JOE" identifies a living individual whose consent is of record.

Do you know how many people they had to ask?

Seriously, though, this kind of thing happens often. Someone intending to register a logo or particular phrase will send in an entire product label as the drawing of the mark, intending it to be a specimen of how the mark is used. Then they find out that they can't substantially amend the drawing, so they end up with the entire label as the registered "mark".

[Acro]

That's hilarious

Oh, and I found this other one - someone attempting to register the entire list of country TLD's!

[gobrightwork]

That's hilarious

Oh, and I found this other one - someone attempting to register the entire list of country TLD's!

Even he didn't think .Asia was worth mentioning

[jberryhill]

someone attempting to register the entire list of country TLD's!

No, they are all disclaimed. He's attempting to register the map as a mark, which indicates he doesn't know the difference between a trademark and a copyright.