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prior use [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-09-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Trademarks (Law)
- Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
- Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prior use
1, record 1, English, prior%20use
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- previous use 2, record 1, English, previous%20use
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Prior use ... Use of a trademark that occurs before a confusingly similar use of that same mark. Such use by the second user infringes the first user's trademark if the use by both parties is in the same geographic territory. In the United States, the first person to use a mark has prior rights, and may exclude all subsequent users of the mark in that territory. 3, record 1, English, - prior%20use
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... The right of an applicant to secure registration of a registrable trade-mark is not affected by the previous use or making known of a confusing trade-mark or trade-name by another person ... 2, record 1, English, - prior%20use
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Marques de commerce (Droit)
- Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
- Commerce
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- usage antérieur
1, record 1, French, usage%20ant%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- emploi antérieur 2, record 1, French, emploi%20ant%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'usage antérieur de bonne foi d'une marque non enregistrée dans la mesure où cet usage est significatif dans le pays où la protection est réclamée et dans des circonstances où , à tout le moins, la personne dont la marque est contestée connaissait l'existence de la marque ou ne pouvait pas prétendre l'ignorer. 3, record 1, French, - usage%20ant%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] Le droit, pour un requérant, d'obtenir l'enregistrement d'une marque de commerce enregistrable n'est pas atteint par l'emploi antérieur ou la révélation antérieure d'une marque de commerce ou d'un nom commercial créant de la confusion, par une autre personne[...] 2, record 1, French, - usage%20ant%C3%A9rieur
Record 1, Key term(s)
- utilisation antérieure
- antériorité d'usage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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