Trademark

A trademark , trade mark , or trade-mark [1] is a recognizable sign , design , or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others, [2] [3] although trademarks used to identify services are usually called service marks . [4] [5] The trademark owner can be an individual, business organization , or any legal entity . A trademark may be located on a package , a label , a voucher , or on the product itself. For the sake of corporate identity , trademarks are often displayed on company buildings.

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2018

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1. Usage

2. Designation

3. Styles

4. Fundamental concepts

5. History

6. Symbols

7. Terminology

8. Registration

9. Search

10. Ability to register

11. Maintaining rights

12. Enforcing rights

13. Other aspects

14. International law

15. References

16. External links

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A trademark , trade mark , or trade-mark [1] is a recognizable sign , design , or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others, [2] [3] although trademarks used to identify services are usually called service marks . [4] [5] The trademark owner can be an individual, business organization , or any legal entity . A trademark may be located on a package , a label , a voucher , or on the product itself. For the sake of corporate identity , trademarks are often displayed on company buildings.

2017

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1. Usage

2. Fundamental concepts

3. History

4. Symbols

5. Terminology

6. Registration

7. Search

8. Ability to register

9. Maintaining rights

10. Enforcing rights

11. Other aspects

12. International law

13. References

14. External links

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A trademark , trade mark , or trade-mark [1] is a recognizable sign , design , or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others, [2] [3] although trademarks used to identify services are usually called service marks . [4] [5] The trademark owner can be an individual, business organization , or any legal entity . A trademark may be located on a package , a label , a voucher , or on the product itself. For the sake of corporate identity , trademarks are often displayed on company buildings.

2016

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1. Usage

2. Fundamental concepts

3. History

4. Symbols

5. Terminology

6. Registration

7. Search

8. Ability to register

9. Maintaining rights

10. Enforcing rights

11. Other aspects

12. International law

13. Cases of trademark infringement

14. References

15. External links

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A trademark , trade mark , or trade-mark [1] is a recognizable sign , design , or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others, [2] [3] although trademarks used to identify services are usually called service marks . [4] [5] The trademark owner can be an individual, business organization , or any legal entity . A trademark may be located on a package , a label , a voucher , or on the product itself. For the sake of corporate identity , trademarks are often displayed on company buildings.

2015

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1. Usage

2. Fundamental concepts

3. History

4. Symbols

5. Terminology

6. Registration

7. Search

8. Ability to register

9. Maintaining rights

10. Enforcing rights

11. Other aspects

12. International law

13. References

14. External links

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A trademark , trade mark , or trade-mark [1] is a recognizable sign , design , or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others, [2] [3] although trademarks used to identify services are usually called service marks . [4] [5] The trademark owner can be an individual, business organization , or any legal entity . A trademark may be located on a package , a label , a voucher , or on the product itself. For the sake of corporate identity trademarks are also being displayed on company buildings.

2014

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1. Usage

2. Fundamental concepts

3. History

4. Symbols

5. Terminology

6. Registration

7. Search

8. Ability to register

9. Maintaining rights

10. Enforcing rights

11. Other aspects

12. International law

13. References

14. External links

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A trademark , trade mark , or trade-mark [1] is a recognizable sign , design or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others. [2] [3] [4] [5] The trademark owner can be an individual, business organization , or any legal entity . A trademark may be located on a package , a label , a voucher or on the product itself. For the sake of corporate identity trademarks are also being displayed on company buildings.

2013

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1. Usage

2. Fundamental concepts

3. History

4. Symbols

5. Terminology

6. Registration

7. Search

8. Ability to register

9. Maintaining rights

10. Enforcing rights

11. Other aspects

12. International law

13. References

14. External links

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A trademark , trade mark , or trade-mark [1] is a recognizable sign , design or expression which identifies products or services of a particular source from those of others. [2] [3] [4] [5] The trademark owner can be an individual, business organization , or any legal entity . A trademark may be located on a package , a label , a voucher or on the product itself. For the sake of corporate identity trademarks are also being displayed on company buildings.

2012

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1. Usage

2. Fundamental concepts

3. History

4. Symbols

5. Terminology

6. Registration

7. Search

8. Ability to register

9. Maintaining rights

10. Enforcing rights

11. Other aspects

12. International law

13. References

14. External links

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A trademark , trade mark , or trade-mark [1] is a recognisable sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization , or other legal entity to signalize customers that the marked product or service originates from a unique source, designated for a specific market, [2] and to distinguish its products or services from those of other entities.

2011

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1. Fundamental concepts

2. History

3. Symbols

4. Terminology

5. Registration

6. Search

7. Ability to register

8. Maintaining rights

9. Enforcing rights

10. Other aspects

11. International law

12. See also

13. Notes

14. External links

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A trademark , trade mark , or trade-mark [1] is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization , or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or services from those of other entities.

2010

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1. Nomenclature, classification & codification

2. Fundamental concepts

3. History

4. Symbols

5. Terminology

6. Registration

7. Search

8. Ability to register

9. Maintaining rights

10. Enforcing rights

11. Other aspects

12. International law

13. See also

14. Notes

15. External links

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A trademark or trade mark or trade-mark [1] is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization , or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or services from those of other entities.

2009

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1. Fundamental concepts

2. Oldest trademarks

3. Symbols

4. Terminology

5. Establishing trademark rights

6. Trademark search

7. Ability to register

8. Maintaining trademark rights

9. Enforcing trademark rights

10. Other aspects

11. International trademark laws

12. See also

13. References and footnotes

14. External links

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A trademark or trade mark [1] is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization , or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or services from those of other entities.

2008

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1. Fundamental concepts

2. Oldest trademarks

3. Symbols

4. Terminology

5. Establishing trademark rights

6. Trademark search

7. Registrability

8. Maintaining trademark rights

9. Enforcing trademark rights

10. Other aspects

11. International trademark laws

12. Trademark characteristics and "-esque"

13. References

14. See also

15. External links

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A trademark or trade mark , identified by the symbols and ® , [1] or mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization or other legal entity to identify that the products and/or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source of origin, and to distinguish its products or services from those of other entities. A trademark is a type of intellectual property , and typically a name, word, phrase, logo , symbol , design, image, or a combination of these elements. [2] There is also a range of non-conventional trademarks comprising marks which do not fall into these standard categories.

2007

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1. Fundamental concepts

2. Terminology and symbols

3. Establishing trademark rights

4. Trademark search

5. Registrability and distinctive character

6. Maintaining trademark rights

7. Enforcing trademark rights

8. Other aspects

9. International trademark laws

10. References

11. See also

12. External links

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A trademark or trade mark [1] is a distinctive sign or indicator of some kind which is used by an individual, business organization or other legal entity to uniquely identify the source of its products and/or services to consumers , and to distinguish its products or services from those of other entities. A trademark is a type of intellectual property , and typically comprises a name, word, phrase, logo , symbol , design, image, or a combination of these elements. There is also a range of non-conventional trademarks comprising marks which do not fall into these standard categories.

2006

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1. Fundamental concepts

2. Terminology and symbols

3. Establishing trademark rights — use and registration

4. Registrability and distinctive character

5. Maintaining trademark rights — abandonment and genericide

6. Enforcing trademark rights

7. Other aspects

8. International trademark laws

9. References

10. See also

11. External links

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A trademark , trade mark , or ® [1] is a distinctive sign of some kind which is used by an organization to uniquely identify itself and its products and services to consumers , and to distinguish the organization and its products or services from those of other organizations. A trademark is a type of industrial property which is distinct from other forms of intellectual property .

2005

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1. Fundamental concepts

2. Terminology and symbols

3. Establishing trademark rights — use and registration

4. Registrability and distinctive character

5. Maintaining trademark rights — abandonment and genericide

6. Enforcing trademark rights

7. Other aspects

8. International trade mark laws

9. See also

10. External links

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A trademark ( Commonwealth English : trade mark )   Administrator note: is a distinctive sign of some kind which is used by a business to uniquely identify itself and its products and services to consumers , and to distinguish the business and its products or services from those of other businesses. A trademark is a type of industrial property which is distinct from other forms of intellectual property .

2004

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3. Protecting trademarks

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6. Policing trademarks: abandonment and genericism

7. Comparison with patents, designs and copyright

8. Trademarks and Domain Names

9. International trade mark laws

10. See also

11. External links

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A trademark ( Commonwealth English : trade mark ) is conventionally a distinctive sign of some kind, whether that sign comprises a name, word, phrase, symbol , design, picture, styling or a combination of one or more of these elements. A trademark is used by a business to identify itself and its products or services to consumers, and to set itself and its products or services apart from other businesses. The essential function of a trademark is to uniquely identify the commercial source or origin of products or services, such that a trademark, properly called, is used to 'indicate source' or act as a 'badge of origin'. The use of a trademark in this way is known as 'trademark use' and a trademark owner seeks to enforce its rights or interests in a trademark by preventing unauthorised trademark use.

2003

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A trademark (or, as referred to in Commonwealth countries, a "trade mark") is a distinctive name, phrase, symbol, design, picture, or style used by a business to identify itself to consumers.

2002

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A trademark is a distinctive name, phrase, symbol, design, picture, or style used by a business to identify itself to consumers. If the business identified is a service rather than a product, the mark is called a service mark . In text and advertising one often sees the symbol next to a phrase or image that a company thereby claims as a trademark, or the symbol ® , which signifies that the trademark has been registered with the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). Trademarking is a central legal component for corporate branding .

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A trademark is a distinctive name, phrase, symbol, design, picture, or style used by a business to identify itself to consumers. If the business identified is a service rather than a product, the mark is called a service mark . In text and advertising one often sees the symbol next to a phrase or image that a company thereby claims as a trademark, or the symbol ® , which signifies that the trademark has been registered with the appropriate government authority. Trademarking is a central legal component for corporate branding .