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descriptive mark

descriptive mark : a trademark or service mark that conveys the idea

False trade description

False trade description means, for the purposes of the Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887 … False trade description means, for the purposes of the Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887 and 1926, a Trade Description (q.v.) which is

trademark

and for federal registration, a mark must be distinctive; a descriptive mark may become distinctive by acquiring secondary meaning.

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Trade description

Trade description, means 'any description, state-ment, or other indication, direct or indirect, … or copyright, and the use of any figure, word, or mark which, accord-ing to the custom of the trade, is commonly

Trade marks

one of the forms of deceit, and see title TRADE DESCRIPTION. The (English) Trade Mark Acts, 1905 to 1919, provide a

mere descriptiveness

mere descriptiveness Statutory basis for refusing registration of trademarks and service marks … descriptiveness Statutory basis for refusing registration of trademarks and service marks because the proposed mark merely describes an ingredient, quality, characteristic,

Stigma

mark or label indicating a deviation from a norm, mere description of background fact cannot be called as stigma. State of

weak mark

weak mark : a trademark or service mark that is descriptive or suggestive of the product or service and entitled to

secondary meaning

name, or trade dress protectable under trademark law [the general descriptive name of the product acquired secondary meaning] … : a developed association in the public's mind between the mark, name, or trade dress of a product and a specific

Merchandise Marks Act, 1887

Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 28). See TRADE DESCRIPTION. … Merchandise Marks Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 28). See TRADE

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