Harmless Junk, Inc.

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Harmless Junk, Inc. is a real Georgia-based corporation created and operated by The Brothers Chaps. It is the creator and owner of the animated cartoons that we know and love as Homestar Runner.

The company was originally set up for freelance Flash animations, and is responsible for the Mellow Mushroom website, which features the voices of Matt Chapman and Missy Palmer. It has become the legal face for all Homestar-related products.

Contact Info

Harmless Junk, Inc.
PO Box 888421
Atlanta, GA 30356-0421

Phone: (770)399-5492

Trademarks Applied For

Serial Number	Description	Comment	Status Page
78382974	CHEAP AS FREE	Intended for a series of fiction books	Here
76502436	[[Image:cheat-trademark.jpg	100px	The Cheat's trademark]]	Published for Opposition on September 28, 2004; intended for window clings and clothing such as sweatshirts and T-shirts	Here
76481419	HOMESTAR RUNNER		Here
76481416	[[Image:sb-trademark.gif	100px	Strong Bad's trademark]]	Image from Window Clings; intended for printed materials (especially stickers and window clings) and clothing (especially T-shirts and sweatshirts)	Here
76502438	THE CHEAT	Published for Opposition on May 25, 2004	Here
76502437	MARZIPAN	Abandoned	Here
76481418	[[Image:homestar-trademark.gif	100px	Homestar's trademark]]	Intended for clothing, especially T-shirts and sweatshits.	Here
76566454	HR	H*R Logo	Here
76502440	[[Image:marzipan-trademark.gif	100px	Marzipan's trademark]]	Intended for clothing such as T-shirts and sweatshirts	Here
76481417	STRONG BAD		Here
78626723	TEEN GIRL SQUAD	Intended for bumper stickers, tote bags, T-shirts, and sweatshirts	Here
78626709	TROGDOR!! THE BURNINATOR	Intended for static cling stickers and bumper stickers.	Here
78626689	TROGDOR	Intended for messenger bags, T-shirts and sweatshirts.	Here
78626666	CHEAT COMMANDOS	Intended for plastic collectible figurines and T-shirts.	Here

Information from United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Notable Dates

• December 21, 1999 — Registered the domain name www.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 4-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 DragonCon '05 in Atlanta, Georgia.