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PROTECT TRADE-MARK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-07-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Trademarks (Law)
- Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- protect a trademark
1, record 1, English, protect%20a%20trademark
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- protect a mark 2, record 1, English, protect%20a%20mark
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An owner can protect a trademark by common law or by federal registration. Common-law protection begins with the first use of a mark and is indicated by TM , while federal registration requires a more complicated procedure. 3, record 1, English, - protect%20a%20trademark
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dilution differs from normal trademark infringement in that there is no need to prove a likelihood of confusion to protect a mark. 4, record 1, English, - protect%20a%20trademark
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The alternative way to protect a mark that is being used by a business, whether or not it is registered as a trademark, is to employ the tort of passing off. 5, record 1, English, - protect%20a%20trademark
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The general term "mark" is often used in texts as an elliptical variant of "trademark." 1, record 1, English, - protect%20a%20trademark
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
... Trademarks that describe the ingredients, qualities, features, purpose or characteristics of a product or service. These marks are not inherently distinctive, and thus do not receive trademark protection unless they acquire distinctiveness through secondary meaning. 6, record 1, English, - protect%20a%20trademark
Record 1, Key term(s)
- protect a trade mark
- protect a trade-mark
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Marques de commerce (Droit)
- Commerce
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- protéger une marque de commerce
1, record 1, French, prot%C3%A9ger%20une%20marque%20de%20commerce
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- protéger une marque 2, record 1, French, prot%C3%A9ger%20une%20marque
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour protéger une marque de commerce à l'étranger, outre l'emploi qui peut assurer une certaine protection dans certains pays, il faut généralement procéder à son enregistrement dans chaque pays. 1, record 1, French, - prot%C3%A9ger%20une%20marque%20de%20commerce
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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