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Tyler Wellman · · Cambridge · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 165

Hello Everyone!

In the market for some new climbing / travel / active underwear? My friend James and I have just released our all-new, GNEISS brand Men’s Underwear, and we’re donating 5% of all underwear sales revenue to the Access Fund. As the story goes, we set out to make climbing underwear, then realized, well, there’s really no such thing as climbing-specific underwear. Not to be defeated, we instead just created some really good underwear, and now donate 5% of all sales revenue to the Access Fund, officially making these maybe the one and only “Climber's Undies”.

Check them out here on our website:
https://niceclimbs.com/product/gneiss-mens-underwear-2-pack/

They are comparable to the Ex Officio Give-N-Go boxers, but at 2 for $18, cost about a third of the price. Plus free shipping if you have Amazon prime!

GNEISS brand Women’s Underwear coming soon!

Austin Goff · · Winston-Salem, NC · Joined Mar 2009 · Points: 118

You may want to look into your branding. Your logo and name are oddly similar to Gneiss Apparel.

https://www.gneissapparel.com/

Tyler Wellman · · Cambridge · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 165
Austin Goff wrote: You may want to look into your branding. Your logo and name are oddly similar to Gneiss Apparel.

https://www.gneissapparel.com/

Thanks for pointing these guys out, Austin. We honestly hadn't discovered them before. Fortunately they're not selling underwear, and we have no plans to sell hats or T-shirts!

Austin Goff · · Winston-Salem, NC · Joined Mar 2009 · Points: 118

No worries. You may want to take a dive into trademark law. T-shirts and underwear fall in the same trademark class so you could still have issues. Doesn't have to be the same article. I'm no expert but i would suggest some basic research into it. 

fuzzy muzzle · · Seattle · Joined Oct 2016 · Points: 1

Cool rope bag too...and great price

Tyler Wellman · · Cambridge · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 165

We actually did check USPTO's website for trademarks registered under GNEISS for climbing gear or apparel when developing our brand, and both then and now there is nothing. I won't pretend to be an expert in trademark law, but we did do a little homework here!

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