BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Trademark
- an identifiable mark on a product that may be a symbol, words, or both, that connects the product to the trader or producer of that product. In the United Kingdom, a trademark can be registered at the Register of Trademarks, giving the producer or trader protection from fraudulent use. Any use of the trademark without permission gives the owner the right to sue for damages.
Wiktionary Definition for: Trademark
- A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products. Indicated by the symbol %E2%84%A2 ™, when registered with a government authority it is sometimes indicated by the symbol ®.
- to register something as a trademark
- to so label a product
Additional Resources
- Filing for a Trademark
- A trademark is a distinctive word, phrase, symbol, or design used to make goods and services immediately recognizable by consumers; it implies a consistent level of quality or service. Companies use trademarks to differentiate their products and services from those of their competitors. This article looks at restrictions on what...
- Articles 2007-05-08
- Trademark Law
- Trademark law is a sub-part of the larger body of law called unfair competition. Trademark law is designed to protect businesses from others who would misappropriate the business's reputation or identity. The broadest use of Trademark refers to the area of law and practice of trademarks and protection of trademarks....
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Conducting a Trademark Search FAQ
- What's Below: Why do I need to conduct a trademark search? Should local businesses care what trademark someone else in another part of the country is using? Can I do my own trademark search? How can I use the Internet for my trademark search? What...
- Research articles 2004-09-15
- The Sale of Trademarked Inventory in Bankruptcy: Pitfalls for Trademark Owners
- In the information age and in the destabilization of the dot-com market, intellectual property assets represent an increasingly important aspect of loan transactions and insolvency proceedings. Frequently, a lender will hold a security interest in its borrower's inventory, some or all of which may have been produced pursuant to license....
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Comparative Advertising On The Internet: Defining The Boundaries Of Trademark Fair Use For Internet Metatags And Trigger Ads
- This article examines the implications of the use of a competitor's trademark as a website metatag or trigger advertisement. It discusses the technological background of metatags and will examine the various contexts in which metatags and trigger ads have been used. It discusses the relationship between trademark law and metatags...
- White papers 2001-10-01
- International Trademark Association Hails Passage of Implementing Legislation for Trademark Law Treaty by the U.S. Congress: A Significant Breakthrough in International Commerce
- NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 12, 1998--The International Trademark Association INTA commends the U.S. Congress on passage of Trademark Law Treaty TLT implementing legislation (S.2193), which significantly simplifies the trademark registration process, harmonizes trademark application requirements and administrative procedures. The passage of this bill comes on the heels of the ratification of...
- Research articles 1998-10-12
- Trademark Dilution: Federal State and International Law. (Books and References: Trademark).
- Trademark Dilution: Federal, State and International Law (Nov., '02), from BNA Books (Washington, D.C.), describes and analyzes the range of dilution law, including the 1995 Federal Trademark Dilution Act FTDA, state antidilution laws, and internat Trademark Dilution: Federal, State and International Law (Nov., '02), from...
- Research articles 2003-03-31
- Pernod Ricard has won a U.S. trademark battle which had threatened its Kentucky Bourbon brand Wild Turkey
- Pernod Ricard has won a U.S. trademark battle which had threatened its Kentucky Bourbon brand Wild Turkey. A recent decision by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied the application of Dutch company Stichting Lodestar to register the trademark 'Wile Geese' for alcoholic...
- Research articles 2006-05-01
- Browse a Trademark Database Before Naming Your New Company
- Entrepreneurs and business owners need to be aware of potential trademark conflicts before selecting the name of a new business. That is why BizFilings offers Trademark ExplorerTM , a free tool for businesses to identify potential trademark conflicts. "When forming a new corporation or Limited Liability...
- Research articles 2006-07-20
- Pacific Sands' EcoOne(R) Logo Receives Trademark Registration With U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-24 August 2006-U.S. Equity News: Pacific Sands' EcoOneR Logo Receives Trademark Registration With U.S. Patent and Trademark OfficeC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24082006 City of Industry, CA - Pacific Sands, Inc. (OTCBB: PFSD) is pleased to announce that its EcoOne logo...
- Research articles 2006-08-24
- TradersNation.com gets approval of trademark from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-28 November 2003-Financial Relations Inc: TradersNation.com gets approval of trademark from the United States Patent and Trademark OfficeC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11282003 PHOENIX, AZ -- TradersNation.com, known to be the home of the largest syndicated "live" radio talk show for...
- Research articles 2003-11-28
- BEYOND CONFUSION: REEXAMINING TRADEMARK LAW'S GOALS IN THE WORLD OF ONLINE ADVERTISING
- INTRODUCTION Trademark law has its roots in the common law of deceit.1 Trademarks emerged as "identifier [s] of the particular source of particular goods,"2 functioning to inform, not deceive, the public. Preventing confusion has therefore been the core policy underlying trademark law since its inception.3 Given the origin of trademark...
- Research articles 2007-10-01
- Microsoft appears certain to win 'Windows' trademark. (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rules in favor of Microsoft Corp.)
- Microsoft Corp.'s four-year campaign to win trademark status for its popular "Windows" operating system appears to be finally paying off. Competitors once argued that "windows" was a generic term and giving Microsoft a trademark would unfairly add to its market dominance. Early last...
- Research articles 1994-09-05
- Protect Your Good Name With A Trademark
- A trademark helps you retain the goodwill that has been built up around your business, and helps prevent consumers from mixing up similar products or services. At least, that's the way it's supposed to work. But while trademark ownership is determined by who used the "Mark" first, you'll still want...
- White papers
- Assignment Of Trademark
- Assign a trademark registered in the United States from the holder to another party with this easy-to-use assignment of trademark. The party assigning the mark assignor agrees not to do anything that will be detrimental to the validity of the trademark following the transfer of the trademark into the name...
- Tools & templates 2007-12-01
- LEGO Blocked by Best-Lock; LEGO's Suit against Best-Lock Europe LTD Dimissed in Final Ruling by German Appelate Court and in Regards to Brick Trademark Postponed
- LANCASHIRE, U.K. -- The Appellate Court of Hamburg dismissed a suit by LEGO Company toward Best Lock Europe Ltd. that allows no further appeal by LEGO. Regarding a trademark of a three dimensional 2 x 4 pin standard building brick, the decision is postponed. The trademark has been cancelled in...
- Research articles 2005-10-11
- A FAMILIAR FACE; Back as new Lorain Ford plant's first tenant, CEO of wholesale distributor Trademark Global is packing 52 employees and a sizable business.(News)
- When Dan Sustar relocates his 52-person Trademark Global wholesale distribution business in August to the former Ford Motor Co. assembly plant in Lorain, he'll be moving to his old place of work. Mr. Sustar, Trademark's CEO, worked 10 years as a we When Dan...
- Research articles 2007-06-25
- Apple's 'Mobile Me' trademark filing fuels wireless rumors.(News)
- Apple Computer Inc. fueled speculation about its intentions in wireless as the company's efforts to trademark the phrase "Mobile Me'' came to light. Apple has filed a series of applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office layin ...
- Research articles 2006-01-16
- Mad Dogg Athletics Successfully Opposes "SPNERGY" Trademark Application Based on Confusing Similarity to Mad Dogg's SPINNER® Trademark
- VENICE, Calif. -- Mad Dogg Athletics, Inc. MDA, the leading provider of instructor education and products for indoor cycling, today announced success in its opposition proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office against the trademark application for "SPNERGY" based on the mark being confusingly similar to MDA's federally...
- Research articles 2007-09-17
- NIKE WINS TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT CASE IN SHENZHEN
- AsiaInfo Services 02-20-2003 Nike Wins Trademark Infringement Case in Shenzhen SHENZHEN, Feb 20, 2003 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Suspecting companies of Spain and China of trademark infringement, Nike Int'l Ltd. U.S. launched a lawsuit against th AsiaInfo Services ...
- Research articles 2003-02-20
