Snoop Dogg Refused Federal Trademark on ‘Smoke Weed Everyday’ for Marijuana Brand

Snoop Dogg Refused Federal Trademark on ‘Smoke Weed Everyday’ for Marijuana Brand

Snoop Dogg has been refused a federal trademark on “Smoke Weed Everyday” after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruled that the cannabis-loving phrase was too common to function as a brand name. The iconic rapper wants to secure rights to the name — derived from the outro to the 2001 song “The Next Episode” by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop – for a chain of marijuana dispensaries. But the agency’s Tuesday ruling says the lyric is so widely used th…

Feds Deny Snoop Dogg Request To Trademark 'Smoke Weed Everyday' Because Marijuana Is Illegal And Song Lyric Is Too Popular

Snoop Dogg’s signature catchphrase “Smoke Weed Everyday” cannot be trademarked by the artist because marijuana remains federally illegal and the slogan has become too popular in mainstream culture, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) says. Dr. ETC Holdco, LLC—an entity affiliated with Snoop that owns his intellectual property portfolio—submitted a trademark application for the phrase in 2024. Then, nearly two years later, it received a …

Feds Deny Snoop Dogg Request To Trademark ‘Smoke Weed Everyday’ Because Marijuana Is Illegal And Song Lyric Is Too Popular

Snoop Dogg’s signature catchphrase “Smoke Weed Everyday” cannot be trademarked by the artist because marijuana remains federally illegal and the slogan has become too popular in mainstream culture, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) says. Dr. ETC Holdco, LLC—an entity affiliated with Snoop that owns his intellectual property portfolio—submitted a trademark application for the phrase in 2024. Then, nearly two years later, it received a …