On the other hand, the first entry for LMFAO is from 2003.

The first definition for LMAO on Urban Dictionary was made in June of 2002, much earlier than other initialisms we’ve covered. LMAO can be traced back to the early 1990s, coinciding with the rise of internet messaging services like IRC or bulletin boards. And the band also has gotten the hint.Įven before any prompting by a trademark examiner, the band’s lawyer clarifies what LMFAO stands for in a miscellaneous statement within the currently pending application.Browse our full collection of internet abbreviations! Now, the band seems to be making a new attempt to trademark their name, filing four new applications March 16. Asked by the examiner whether the term had any significance in the clothing industry, the attorney representing the applicant diplomatically responded, ““LMFAO appearing in the mark means or signifies or is a term of art for Laughing My Freaking Ass Off in the relevant trade or industry or as applied to the goods/services listed in the application.” The trademark application was then abandoned.īut over at the DuetsBlog, Catlan McCurdy, an IP attorney at Winthrop & Weinstine, notes that an individual last year attempted to trademark “LMFAO” for clothing. It was rejected by a trademark examiner on the basis that the mark “consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive or scandalous matter.”

The band first applied for a trademark in 2008.

If the F-word disappoints, there may be an explanation for that. The band, though, might have made things official in an application to the U.S.

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