Album name - can I use it on a shirt?

[Anville]

I dont know where I heard it (some rap song, not Nas) but I am aching to do an "illmatic" shirt, but after running a search, its the name of a NAS album.

Ill be doing it in 19th century type, kinda baroque, with a custom illo. Am I going to get sued?

[RichieGoodtimes]

I'm not going to sue you.

[el Jefe]

Do a trademark search. I would bet it would cause "market place confusion" but really, unless you are putting it in malls I would be surprised it Nas hunted you down.

[MaximumFluoride]

I dont think people can trademark words or sayings like that can they?

[caribou]

i'm pretty sure you can trademark sayings. i think that basketball coach trademarked "three-peat".

[el Jefe]

and the word "sho-mance"

[Dusty!]

Beyond the legality issue which I doubt would be a problem, that's a pretty important/influential album, I think for alot of people Illmatic is synonymous with Nas. Might be an odd word to expand upon... Just sayin.

[Sash]

The other option is to use "chillmatic."

[mikeage]

i'm pretty sure you can trademark names/words. i just heard of a developer that trademarked "[city] live" as in kansas city live, dallas live, etc.

[Josh Rickun]

i trademarked the word Wiskullsin, cost me $15 and a stamp.