Trademark - Law Dictionary Search Results
Goodwill
separately, Morris v. Moss, (1855) LJ Ch 194. Goodwill cannot be divided so that part follows a special trademark; see Re Dobie & Son, Ltd., 52 RPC 333. Compensation for goodwill on quitting a tenancy is provided
Innocent junior user
Innocent junior user, means a person who, without any actual or constructive knowledge uses a trademark that has been previously used in a geographically distant market, and who may continue to use the trademark
Registered proprietor
as proprietor of the layout-design. [Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000, s. 2 (o)] In relation to a trademark, means the person for the time being entered in the register as proprietor of the trademark. [Trade Marks
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principal register
principal register Primary trademark register of the USPTO. When a mark has been registered on the Principal Register, the mark is entitled
service mark
services (as transportation) of one person from another and to indicate the source of the services see also Trademark Act of 1946 in the Important Laws section compare trademark
strong mark
strong mark : a trademark or service mark that is distinctive and is used in a fictitious, arbitrary, or fanciful manner in connection
opposition proceeding
a mark. An opposition is similar to a proceeding in a federal court, but is held before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, a USPTO administrative tribunal. Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
examining attorney
and determines compliance with the legal and regulatory requirements of) an application for registration of a federally registered trademark Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
abandonment
an author's relinquishment to the public domain of his or her copyrighted work c : relinquishment of a trademark established by a failure to use the trademark and an intention never to resume use d : the
mere descriptiveness
mere descriptiveness Statutory basis for refusing registration of trademarks and service marks because the proposed mark merely describes an ingredient, quality, characteristic, function, feature, purpose or use
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