sorry i didnt realize there was a time limit for the searches.
you can go here:
http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?...ate=glcs0l.1.1 and search for
SEO Quote:
Originally Posted by bergomi 
Isn't alot of words trademarked? Even common words like airplane, ball, icecream etc.
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Yes many words are trademarked, but usually the trademark is not in the same area as the obvious meaning of the word.
MS has "windows" trademarked, but they have it trademarked for Software, not actual windows. I could have windows.com in that case, but I could not have anything that was software related on it. I could run a windows maker business, but not software.
Apple has "apple" trademarked. They are not selling fruit though, they have it trademarked for their field of activity. Electronic equipment, software, computers etc.
Generic words can be trademarked and this is quite common when creating a brand. Having a word trademarked however in the field that represents the actual meaning of the word is another case. That I thought was not possible. But in the "
SEO" case, it seems that there is a company that did this. I have no idea how they managed to pull this off