Watch strap

[1] Watch straps may be made of leather, plastic, polyurethane, silicone, rubber, FKM, cloth, or metal, sometimes in combination.

The use of wet, or in some cases, dry suits require the strap to expand in order to accommodate the added material, which increases the circumference of the wrist.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) explains that these historic watch strap terms came into being over half a century ago.

§ 1052(a), on the ground that Applicant's mark "consists of, or includes matter, which may falsely suggest a connection with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ("NATO")".

"We therefore find that the record shows that Applicant's NATO mark points uniquely and unmistakably to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization".

[13] International Watchman Inc has proceeded to enforce the NATO trademarks, in respect of watch straps through countless legal actions which aim to freeze the assets of those who have long manufactured, distributed and sold NATO watch straps, by injunction, only releasing them when International Watchman Inc has extracted a license fee and forced "long-established businesses to comply by changing their product classifications or business names.