Smokeout (barbecue cookout/festival)

The term “smokeout” usually refers to the American Cancer Society’s “Great American Smokeout”—a day when people are encouraged to give up smoking. The American Cancer Society has held “smokeouts” since 1976 and “Great American Smokeout” is trademarked.
 
Chicago’s “Windy City Smokeout” was held July 12-14, 2013 and was trademarked “Entertainment in the nature of a barbecue and country music festival.” The word “smokeout” here means a barbecue cookout. Baylor University (Waco, TX) held a “Bear Smokeout” in April 2003, featuring local barbecue vendors, live bands, a dunking booth, face painting and competitions. However, there were few officially named “smokeouts” before the Windy City Smokeout in 2013.
 
   
Windy City Smokeout: BBQ and Country Music Fest (Chicago., IL)
JULY 12TH - JULY 14TH AT THE CORNER OF RUSH ST. AND ILLINOIS ST.
FRI: 3pm - 10pm
SAT & SUN: 12pm - 10pm
Bub City is proud to announce the first annual “Windy City Smokeout,” taking place July 12th-14th. This inaugural summer festival will bring together the best of live country music, beer and BBQ to the city’s popular River North neighborhood at Rush St. and Illinois St.
 
Throughout the weekend, guests can enjoy southern-inspired fare from premiere Chicago BBQ restaurants Smoque, Lillie’s Q and Bub City, as well as nationally-acclaimed restaurant The Salt Lick, hailing from Driftwood, Texas, and Myron Mixon, star judge of Destination America’s “BBQ Pitmasters”. - See more at: http://www.windycitysmokeout.com/#sthash.3jMxXN23.dpuf
 
Baylor Bears (The Official Site of Baylor Athletics) 
April 3, 2003
WACO, Texas - The Baylor Athletic Department, the 2BU Program and Baylor Student Government are teaming to host the first annual Bear Smokeout Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at the Baylor Ballpark, sandwiched between the Baylor softball game versus No. 5 Nebraska at 2 p.m. and the evening baseball game versus No. 9 Texas at 6 p.m.
 
The event will feature local barbeque vendors, live bands, a dunking booth, face painting and competitions, such as a fast pitch contest and trivia games. The culmination of the day’s events will be the Baylor-Texas game that night at Baylor Ballpark.
 
Together, 2BU, Student Government and the Athletic Department encourage fans to come out for a good time and to support the Baylor baseball team as they barbecue Bevo!
   
4 April 2003, Dallas (TX) Morning News, “Festivities compliment marquis weekend series” by Brian Davis:
The Baylor athletic department and student government have cooked up a catchy promotion for this weekend. Officials are calling it the Bear Smokeout, a full-blown barbecue fiesta filled with food, live bands, contests and face-painting booths.
 
Food Republic
Jul 15, 2013 12:46 pm
Chicago: Windy City Smokeout Gave Us Meat Sweats In The Best Way
Barbecue from Texas, North Carolina and Chicago
By Adam Miller
Honky-tonk music and barbecue don’t really come to mind when Chicagoans think of the ultra-modern hotels, restaurants and shiny galleries that make up the emergent River North portion of downtown Chicago. But that’s exactly what was happening this weekend at the first annual Windy City Smokeout.
 
Organized by Bub City, one of Chicago’s newest barbecue joints, the three-day festival was a celebration of country music (with Jerrod Niemann, David Nail and Pat Green headlining) and, more importantly, serious barbecue — with an emphasis on the Texas and Carolina styles.
 
(Trademark)
Word Mark GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT
Goods and Services IC 042. US 100. G & S: ASSOCIATION SERVICES, NAMELY PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF THOSE CONCERNED WITH THE PREVENTION, DETECTION AND ELIMINATION OF CANCER BY CONDUCTING ANNUAL EVENTS TO ENCOURAGE SMOKERS TO GIVE UP SMOKING. FIRST USE: 19761001. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19771001
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 73757930
Filing Date October 17, 1988
Current Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Published for Opposition April 4, 1989
Registration Number 1545831
Registration Date June 27, 1989
Owner (REGISTRANT) AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, INC. CORPORATION NEW YORK 250 Williams Street National Home Office Atlanta GEORGIA 303031002
Attorney of Record William H. Brewster
Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Affidavit Text SECT 15. SECT 8 (6-YR). SECTION 8(10-YR) 20090620.
Renewal 1ST RENEWAL 20090620
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(Trademark)
Word Mark WINDY CITY SMOKEOUT
Goods and Services IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment in the nature of a barbecue and country music festival
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 85908526
Filing Date April 18, 2013
Current Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Owner (APPLICANT) Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc. CORPORATION ILLINOIS 5419 North Sheridan Rd Chicago ILLINOIS 60640
Attorney of Record ANTONY J MCSHANE
Disclaimer NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE “WINDY CITY” APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN
Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE