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'''Harmless Junk, Inc.''' is a real [[Georgia]]-based corporation created and operated by [[The Brothers Chaps]]. It owns and controls the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] franchise.
'''Harmless Junk, Inc.''' is a real [[Georgia]]-based corporation created and operated by [[The Brothers Chaps]] with various family members. It owns and controls the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] franchise.


According to the DVD commentary for [[Halloween Fairstival]], the name derives from the ''[[Batman]]'' episode &quot;[[The Joker Goes to School]]&quot;.
According to the DVD commentary for [[Halloween Fairstival]], the name derives from the ''[[Batman]]'' episode &quot;[[The Joker Goes to School]]&quot;.
Certain Homestar Runner products are distributed by Harmless Junk, Inc under [[Trade name|the alias]] of [[Cheap as Free]], including the Homestar Runner music catalogue. Games are typically branded as [[Videlectrix]].


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* [#Contact_Info 1 Contact Info]
* [#Trademarks 1 Trademarks]
* [#Trademarks_Applied_For 2 Trademarks Applied For]
** [#Canceled 1.1 Canceled]
* [#Notable_Dates 3 Notable Dates]
** [#Abandoned 1.2 Abandoned]
* [#See_Also 4 See Also]
* [#Notable_Dates 2 Notable Dates]
* [#See_Also 3 See Also]
* [#External_Links 4 External Links]


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<span id="trademarks"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline">Contact Info</span> ==
== <span class="mw-headline">Trademarks</span> ==


<blockquote>Harmless Junk, Inc.<br />
''Information from [http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm United States Patent and Trademark Office]''.
PO Box 888421<br />
Atlanta, GA 30356-0421<br />
<br />
Phone: (770)399-5492</blockquote>
<span id="trademarks-applied-for"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline">Trademarks Applied For</span> ==


{| class="wikitable" border="1"
{| class="wikitable wikitable" width="100%"
|-
! width="10%"| Serial Number
! width="15%"| Description
! Comment
! width="15%"| Current Status
! width="10%"| Status Page
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| '''Serial Number'''
| 88072170
| style="text-align: center;"| '''Description'''
| TROGDOR
| style="text-align: center;"| '''Comment'''
| Intended for [[Trogdor!! The Board Game|board games]].
| style="text-align: center;"| '''Current Status'''
| Registered Trademark
| style="text-align: center;"| '''Status Page'''
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88072170&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 78382974
| 88072419
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Cheap as Free|CHEAP AS FREE]]
| TROGDOR!! THE BURNINATOR
| style="text-align: center;"| Intended for prerecorded CDs featuring musical and comedic content (such as [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]) and prerecorded DVDs featuring animated and musical content (such as [[strongbad email.exe]] and [[Everything Else]]).
| Intended for T-Shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, and caps.
| style="text-align: center;"| Canceled as of May 5, 2017
| Registered Trademark
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=78382974&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88072419&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 76502436
| 88072484
| style="text-align: center;"| [[File:cheat-trademark.jpg|[[File:cheat-trademark.jpg|100px|thumb|The Cheat&#39;s trademark]]]]
| TROGDOR
| style="text-align: center;"| Published for Opposition on September 28, 2004; intended for window clings and clothing such as sweatshirts and T-shirts
| Intended for T-Shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, and caps.
| style="text-align: center;"| Canceled as of Jul. 24, 2015
| Registered Trademark
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=76502436&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88072484&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 76481419
| 88138131
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Homestar Runner|HOMESTAR RUNNER]]
| HR
| style="text-align: center;"|
| H*R Logo — Intended for hats, T-Shirts
| style="text-align: center;"| Canceled as of Feb. 13, 2015
| Registered Trademark
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=76481419&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88138131&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 76481416
| 88138188
| style="text-align: center;"| [[File:sb-trademark.gif|[[File:sb-trademark.gif|100px|thumb|Strong Bad&#39;s trademark]]]]
| HR
| style="text-align: center;"| Image from Window Clings; intended for printed materials (especially stickers and window clings) and clothing (especially T-shirts and sweatshirts)
| H*R Logo — Entertainment services in the nature of an animated comedy series provided via the internet.
| style="text-align: center;"| Canceled as of Feb. 13, 2015
| Registered Trademark
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=76481416&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88138188&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 76502438
| 88141697
| style="text-align: center;"| [[The Cheat|THE CHEAT]]
| HOMESTAR RUNNER
| style="text-align: center;"| Intended for games and toys, namely, plush toys, dolls and action figures.
| Intended for hats, T-Shirts
| style="text-align: center;"| Canceled as of Jan. 13, 2012
| Registered Trademark
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=76502438 Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88141697&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 76502437
| 88141795
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Marzipan|MARZIPAN]]
| HOMESTAR RUNNER
| style="text-align: center;"| Image of Marzipan
| Entertainment services in the nature of an animated comedy series provided via the internet.
| style="text-align: center;"| Abandoned
| Registered Trademark
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=76502437&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88141795&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 76481418
| 88143521
| style="text-align: center;"| [[File:homestar-trademark.gif|[[File:homestar-trademark.gif|100px|thumb|Homestar&#39;s trademark]]]]
| [[File:sb-trademark-2.jpg|[[File:sb-trademark-2.jpg|100px|thumb|Strong Bad&#39;s new trademark!]]]]
| style="text-align: center;"| Intended for clothing, especially T-shirts and sweatshirts.
| Intended for hats, T-Shirts
| style="text-align: center;"| Canceled as of Sept. 21, 2012
| Registered Trademark
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=76481418&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88143521&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 76566454
| 90322470
| style="text-align: center;"| HR
| [[File:Trogdor Trademark.png|[[File:Trogdor_Trademark.png|100px|thumb|Trogdor&#39;s Trademark]]]]
| style="text-align: center;"| H*R Logo
| Intended for T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts
| style="text-align: center;"| Canceled as of Jun. 30, 2017
| Registered Trademark
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=76566454&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=90322470&amp;caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&amp;caseType=SERIAL_NO&amp;searchType=statusSearch Link]
|-
| 90322479
| [[File:Trogdor Trademark.png|[[File:Trogdor_Trademark.png|100px|thumb|Trogdor&#39;s Trademark Again]]]]
| Intended for stickers
| Registered Trademark
| [https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=90322479&amp;caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&amp;caseType=SERIAL_NO&amp;searchType=statusSearch Link]
|}
 
<span id="canceled"></span>
=== <span class="mw-headline">Canceled</span> ===
 
{| class="wikitable wikitable" width="100%"
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 76502440
! width="10%"| Serial Number
| style="text-align: center;"| [[File:marzipan-trademark.gif|[[File:marzipan-trademark.gif|100px|thumb|Marzipan&#39;s trademark]]]]
! width="15%"| Description
| style="text-align: center;"| Intended for clothing such as T-shirts and sweatshirts
! Comment
| style="text-align: center;"| Canceled as of Sept. 21, 2012
! width="15%"| Current Status
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=76502440&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
! width="10%"| Status Page
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 76481417
| 78382974
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Strong Bad|STRONG BAD]]
| [[Cheap as Free|CHEAP AS FREE]]
| style="text-align: center;"| Intended for clothing, namely t-shirts.
| Intended for prerecorded CDs featuring musical and comedic content (such as [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]) and prerecorded DVDs featuring animated and musical content (such as [[strongbad email.exe]] and [[Everything Else]]).
| style="text-align: center;"| Canceled as of Sept. 21, 2012
| Canceled as of May 5, 2017
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=76481417&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=78382974&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 78626723
| 76502436
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Teen Girl Squad|TEEN GIRL SQUAD]]
| [[File:cheat-trademark.jpg|[[File:cheat-trademark.jpg|100px|thumb|The Cheat&#39;s trademark]]]]
| style="text-align: center;"| Intended for bumper stickers, tote bags, T-shirts, and sweatshirts
| Published for Opposition on September 28, 2004; intended for window clings and clothing such as sweatshirts and T-shirts
| style="text-align: center;"| Canceled as of Feb. 7, 2014
| Canceled as of Jul. 24, 2015
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=78626723&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=76502436&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 78626709
| 76481419
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Trogdor|TROGDOR]]!! THE BURNINATOR
| [[Homestar Runner|HOMESTAR RUNNER]]
| style="text-align: center;"| Intended for static cling stickers and bumper stickers.
|
| style="text-align: center;"| Canceled as of Jan. 27, 2017
| Canceled as of Feb. 13, 2015
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=78626709&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=76481419&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 78626689
| 76481416
| style="text-align: center;"| TROGDOR
| [[File:sb-trademark.gif|[[File:sb-trademark.gif|100px|thumb|Strong Bad&#39;s trademark]]]]
| style="text-align: center;"| Intended for messenger bags, T-shirts and sweatshirts.
| Image from Window Clings; intended for printed materials (especially stickers and window clings) and clothing (especially T-shirts and sweatshirts)
| style="text-align: center;"| Canceled as of Aug. 07, 2017
| Canceled as of Feb. 13, 2015
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=78626689&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=76481416&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 78626666
| 76502438
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Cheat Commandos|CHEAT COMMANDOS]]
| [[The Cheat|THE CHEAT]]
| style="text-align: center;"| Intended for plastic collectible figurines and T-shirts.
| Intended for games and toys; namely, plush toys, dolls and action figures.
| style="text-align: center;"| Canceled as of Jan. 24, 2014
| Canceled as of Jan. 13, 2012
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=78626666&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=76502438 Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 88072170
| 76481418
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Trogdor|TROGDOR]]
| [[File:homestar-trademark.gif|[[File:homestar-trademark.gif|100px|thumb|Homestar&#39;s trademark]]]]
| style="text-align: center;"| Intended for [[Trogdor!! The Board Game|board games]].
| Intended for clothing, especially T-shirts and sweatshirts.
| style="text-align: center;"| Registered Trademark
| Canceled as of Sept. 21, 2012
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88072170&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=76481418&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 88072315
| 76566454
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Trogdor|TROGDOR!! THE BURNINATOR]]
| HR
| style="text-align: center;"| Intended for [[Trogdor!! The Board Game|board games]].
| H*R Logo
| style="text-align: center;"| Abandoned
| Canceled as of Jun. 30, 2017
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88072315&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=76566454&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 88072419
| 76502440
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Trogdor|TROGDOR!! THE BURNINATOR]]
| [[File:marzipan-trademark.gif|[[File:marzipan-trademark.gif|100px|thumb|Marzipan&#39;s trademark]]]]
| style="text-align: center;"| Intended for T-Shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, and caps.
| Intended for clothing such as T-shirts and sweatshirts
| style="text-align: center;"| Registered Trademark
| Canceled as of Sept. 21, 2012
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88072419&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=76502440&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 88072484
| 76481417
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Trogdor|TROGDOR]]
| [[Strong Bad|STRONG BAD]]
| style="text-align: center;"| Intended for T-Shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, and caps.
| Intended for clothing, namely t-shirts.
| style="text-align: center;"| Registered Trademark
| Canceled as of Sept. 21, 2012
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88072484&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=76481417&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 88138131
| 78626723
| style="text-align: center;"| HR
| [[Teen Girl Squad|TEEN GIRL SQUAD]]
| style="text-align: center;"| H*R Logo — Intended for hats, T-Shirts
| Intended for bumper stickers, tote bags, T-shirts, and sweatshirts
| style="text-align: center;"| Registered Trademark
| Canceled as of Feb. 7, 2014
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88138131&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=78626723&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 88138188
| 78626709
| style="text-align: center;"| HR
| [[Trogdor|TROGDOR]]!! THE BURNINATOR
| style="text-align: center;"| H*R Logo — Entertainment services in the nature of an animated comedy series provided via the internet.
| Intended for static cling stickers and bumper stickers.
| style="text-align: center;"| Registered Trademark
| Canceled as of Jan. 27, 2017
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88138188&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=78626709&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 88141697
| 78626689
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Homestar Runner|HOMESTAR RUNNER]]
| TROGDOR
| style="text-align: center;"| Intended for hats, T-Shirts
| Intended for messenger bags, T-shirts and sweatshirts.
| style="text-align: center;"| Registered Trademark
| Canceled as of Aug. 7, 2017
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88141697&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=78626689&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 88141771
| 78626666
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Teen Girl Squad|TEEN GIRL SQUAD]]
| [[Cheat Commandos|CHEAT COMMANDOS]]
| style="text-align: center;"| Intended for T-shirts.
| Intended for plastic collectible figurines and T-shirts.
| style="text-align: center;"| Abandoned
| Canceled as of Jan. 24, 2014
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88141771&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=78626666&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|}
 
<span id="abandoned"></span>
=== <span class="mw-headline">Abandoned</span> ===
 
{| class="wikitable wikitable" width="100%"
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 88141795
! width="10%"| Serial Number
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Homestar Runner|HOMESTAR RUNNER]]
! width="15%"| Description
| style="text-align: center;"| Entertainment services in the nature of an animated comedy series provided via the internet.
! Comment
| style="text-align: center;"| Registered Trademark
! width="15%"| Current Status
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88141795&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
! width="10%"| Status Page
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 88143521
| 76502437
| style="text-align: center;"| [[File:sb-trademark-2.jpg|[[File:sb-trademark-2.jpg|100px|thumb|Strong Bad&#39;s new trademark!]]]]
| [[Marzipan|MARZIPAN]]
| style="text-align: center;"| Intended for hats, T-Shirts
| Image of Marzipan
| style="text-align: center;"| Registered Trademark
| Abandoned
| style="text-align: center;"| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88143521&amp;action=Request+Status Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=76502437&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 88540454
| 88072315
| style="text-align: center;"| [[File:TGS Trademark.png|[[File:TGS_Trademark.png|100px|thumb|Teen Girl Squad&#39;s Trademark]]]]
| TROGDOR!! THE BURNINATOR
| style="text-align: center;"| Intended for T-shirts
| Intended for [[Trogdor!! The Board Game|board games]].
| style="text-align: center;"| Abandoned
| Abandoned
| style="text-align: center;"| [https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=88540454&amp;caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&amp;caseType=SERIAL_NO&amp;searchType=statusSearch Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88072315&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 90322470
| 88141771
| style="text-align: center;"| [[File:Trogdor Trademark.png|[[File:Trogdor_Trademark.png|100px|thumb|Trogdor&#39;s Trademark]]]]
| TEEN GIRL SQUAD
| style="text-align: center;"| Intended for T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts
| Intended for T-shirts.
| style="text-align: center;"| Awaiting Examination
| Abandoned
| style="text-align: center;"| [https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=90322470&amp;caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&amp;caseType=SERIAL_NO&amp;searchType=statusSearch Here]
| [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&amp;entry=88141771&amp;action=Request+Status Link]
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;"| 90322479
| 88540454
| style="text-align: center;"| [[File:Trogdor Trademark.png|[[File:Trogdor_Trademark.png|100px|thumb|Trogdor&#39;s Trademark Again]]]]
| [[File:TGS Trademark.png|[[File:TGS_Trademark.png|100px|thumb|Teen Girl Squad&#39;s Trademark]]]]
| style="text-align: center;"| Intended for stickers
| Intended for T-shirts
| style="text-align: center;"| Awaiting Examination
| Abandoned
| style="text-align: center;"| [https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=90322479&amp;caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&amp;caseType=SERIAL_NO&amp;searchType=statusSearch Here]
| [https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=88540454&amp;caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&amp;caseType=SERIAL_NO&amp;searchType=statusSearch Link]
|}
|}
<br />
''Information from [http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm United States Patent and Trademark Office]''.


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== <span class="mw-headline">See Also</span> ==
== <span class="mw-headline">See Also</span> ==


* [[Two More Eggs|Citywide Hoop Champs Inc.]]
* [[Cheap as Free|Cheap As Free]]
* Citywide Hoop Champs Inc. — A separate Georgia-based corporation formed for the production of ''[[Two More Eggs]]'', with a name also pulled from &quot;The Joker Goes to School&quot;.
* [[Office of The Brothers Chaps]]
 
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== <span class="mw-headline">External Links</span> ==
 
* [https://apps.apple.com/us/developer/harmless-junk-inc/id1644397258 App Store developer page] for [[iMessage Stickers]]


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Harmless Junk, Inc. is a real Georgia-based corporation created and operated by The Brothers Chaps with various family members. It owns and controls the Homestar Runner franchise.

According to the DVD commentary for Halloween Fairstival, the name derives from the Batman episode "The Joker Goes to School".

Certain Homestar Runner products are distributed by Harmless Junk, Inc under the alias of Cheap as Free, including the Homestar Runner music catalogue. Games are typically branded as Videlectrix.

  • [#Trademarks 1 Trademarks]
    • [#Canceled 1.1 Canceled]
    • [#Abandoned 1.2 Abandoned]
  • [#Notable_Dates 2 Notable Dates]
  • [#See_Also 3 See Also]
  • [#External_Links 4 External Links]

Trademarks

Information from United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Serial Number Description Comment Current Status Status Page
88072170 TROGDOR Intended for board games. Registered Trademark Link
88072419 TROGDOR!! THE BURNINATOR Intended for T-Shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, and caps. Registered Trademark Link
88072484 TROGDOR Intended for T-Shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, and caps. Registered Trademark Link
88138131 HR H*R Logo — Intended for hats, T-Shirts Registered Trademark Link
88138188 HR H*R Logo — Entertainment services in the nature of an animated comedy series provided via the internet. Registered Trademark Link
88141697 HOMESTAR RUNNER Intended for hats, T-Shirts Registered Trademark Link
88141795 HOMESTAR RUNNER Entertainment services in the nature of an animated comedy series provided via the internet. Registered Trademark Link
88143521 File:Sb-trademark-2.jpg Strong Bad's new trademark! Intended for hats, T-Shirts Registered Trademark Link
90322470 File:Trogdor Trademark.png Trogdor's Trademark Intended for T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts Registered Trademark Link
90322479 File:Trogdor Trademark.png Trogdor's Trademark Again Intended for stickers Registered Trademark Link

Canceled

Serial Number Description Comment Current Status Status Page
78382974 CHEAP AS FREE Intended for prerecorded CDs featuring musical and comedic content (such as Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits) and prerecorded DVDs featuring animated and musical content (such as strongbad email.exe and Everything Else). Canceled as of May 5, 2017 Link
76502436 File:Cheat-trademark.jpg The Cheat's trademark Published for Opposition on September 28, 2004; intended for window clings and clothing such as sweatshirts and T-shirts Canceled as of Jul. 24, 2015 Link
76481419 HOMESTAR RUNNER Canceled as of Feb. 13, 2015 Link
76481416 File:Sb-trademark.gif Strong Bad's trademark Image from Window Clings; intended for printed materials (especially stickers and window clings) and clothing (especially T-shirts and sweatshirts) Canceled as of Feb. 13, 2015 Link
76502438 THE CHEAT Intended for games and toys; namely, plush toys, dolls and action figures. Canceled as of Jan. 13, 2012 Link
76481418 File:Homestar-trademark.gif Homestar's trademark Intended for clothing, especially T-shirts and sweatshirts. Canceled as of Sept. 21, 2012 Link
76566454 HR H*R Logo Canceled as of Jun. 30, 2017 Link
76502440 File:Marzipan-trademark.gif Marzipan's trademark Intended for clothing such as T-shirts and sweatshirts Canceled as of Sept. 21, 2012 Link
76481417 STRONG BAD Intended for clothing, namely t-shirts. Canceled as of Sept. 21, 2012 Link
78626723 TEEN GIRL SQUAD Intended for bumper stickers, tote bags, T-shirts, and sweatshirts Canceled as of Feb. 7, 2014 Link
78626709 TROGDOR!! THE BURNINATOR Intended for static cling stickers and bumper stickers. Canceled as of Jan. 27, 2017 Link
78626689 TROGDOR Intended for messenger bags, T-shirts and sweatshirts. Canceled as of Aug. 7, 2017 Link
78626666 CHEAT COMMANDOS Intended for plastic collectible figurines and T-shirts. Canceled as of Jan. 24, 2014 Link

Abandoned

Serial Number Description Comment Current Status Status Page
76502437 MARZIPAN Image of Marzipan Abandoned Link
88072315 TROGDOR!! THE BURNINATOR Intended for board games. Abandoned Link
88141771 TEEN GIRL SQUAD Intended for T-shirts. Abandoned Link
88540454 File:TGS Trademark.png Teen Girl Squad's Trademark Intended for T-shirts Abandoned Link

Notable Dates

  • December 6, 1999 — Registered the domain name homestarrunner.com.
  • January 2000 — Launched the website publicly.
  • Later 2000 — Began offering for sale a variety of merchandise, which now includes T-shirts, hats, posters, a 6-disc DVD set and others.
  • January 10, 2003 — Filed for a United States patent for registration of HOMESTAR RUNNER as a service mark and trademark. This was granted on July 6, 2004 with registration number 2859529.
  • July 3, 2003 — Filed WIPO case No. D2003-0967 against John Zuccarini for "typosquatting" against homestarrunner.com. 1 2
  • September 12–14, 2004 — Booth at the Comic and Game Retailer Summit in Baltimore
  • February 25–27, 2005 — Booth at MegaCon in Orlando, Florida
  • September 2–5, 2005 — Booth at Dragon Con '05 in Atlanta, Georgia
  • April 30, 2007 — Registered the domain name whatthepfargtl.com
  • November 2, 2018 — Listed payment recipient for the "Trogdor!! The Board Game by Homestar Runner" Kickstarter campaign's BackerKit add-on items.
  • November 25, 2020 — Licensed Homestar Runner merchandise to Fangamer.

See Also