TODAY’S TRADEMARK – BAD SEED

The “Bad Seed” was trademark registered on 22^nd June, 2021 by Norton Records, Inc. with USPTO bearing registration number 6394947.

The Norton label is based in New York City. Norton Records was named after the character Ed Norton in the old TV show The Honeymooners. They started their business on a kitchen table in a Brooklyn loft 44 years ago. Together with thier Kicks Books publishing company, their mission is to discover, uncover, and recover great unlauded music.

Bad Seed was founded in 1984. It focused on Juvenile Delinquent paperbacks, true JD crime, JD movies, and the delinquent in popular culture. The idea was to uncover the backstories of JD books- the authors, publishers, etc. and to interest people in the books. Five issues were published 1984-1988.The Mark was registered under Class 016 for Magazines featuring Juvenile Delinquents and Magazines in the field of Juvenile Delinquents. Now the Bad Seed contains, Perfumes as well and T-shirts, which is not protected under the Mark.