Police to reunite? Check the USPTO

I'm a big fan the the band The Police, and have been reading a bunch of stories recently about how they may perform at the Grammys, which is just a prelude to them reuniting for a tour. Today it was confirmed by the Grammys that yes, the Police will perform at the Grammys.

My guess is that they will also go on tour afterwards. My reason? They filed a nice trademark application on January 4, 2007, covering a wide range of goods and services. Tellingly, part of the goods/services are for "use in commerce," since the early 80s, such records and clothing-- whereas other goods/services are "intent to use," such as tour programs and live musical performances. The full listing is:

Class 9:
Records, audio tapes, video tapes, compact discs, and DVDs, all containing music.
FIRST USE: 19770600. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19790000

Class 25:
Clothing, namely, t-shirts;; Clothing and footwear, namely, bandanas, caps, hats, belts, headbands, jackets, jerseys, sweatshirts, shirts, pants, shorts, shoes.
FIRST USE: 19791200. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19810200

Class 14:
Decorative pins, jewelry, watches
Intent to use

Class 16:
Tour programs, posters, stickers, pens, stationery
Intent to use

Class 21:
Coffee mugs, glasses, beverageware
Intent to use

Class 41:
Entertainment services, namely, live musical performances
Intent to use

The full trademark application is online at:

THE POLICE

Now it is entirely possible that the Police filed this to protect their existing marks, but at $325 per class filing fee, that's a bunch of money to spend on covering tours and promotion if you're not planning on using it. While this is not proof positive that they're going to tour, I'm certainly optimistic. Hopefully they do tour, and I get to see them here in LA.