Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Pennsylvania

Re: political bumper stickers

A trademark protects the goodwill of a business and identifies the source of goods/services in commerce. So, if NOBAMA is for a (gee, why do I guess this?) political statement, it's probably not a trademark, since political statements are not a "good" or "service" "in commerce." However, if you want to name the rose you're breeding the NOBAMA rose or name the computer you're inventing the NOBAMA computer, NOBAMA may be a perfectly fine trademark.

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