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SUGGESTIVE TRADEMARK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-06-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Trademarks (Law)
- Commercial Law
- Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- suggestive trademark
1, record 1, English, suggestive%20trademark
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- suggestive mark 2, record 1, English, suggestive%20mark
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A trademark that suggests rather than describes the particular characteristics of a product, thus requiring a consumer to use imagination to draw a conclusion about the nature of the product. 3, record 1, English, - suggestive%20trademark
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A suggestive trademark suggests some quality or character of the associated good and indirectly describes the product or service that they identify. 4, record 1, English, - suggestive%20trademark
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The general term "mark" is often used in texts as an elliptical variant of "trademark." 5, record 1, English, - suggestive%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, - suggestive%20trademark
Record 1, Key term(s)
- suggestive trade-mark
- suggestive trade mark
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Marques de commerce (Droit)
- Droit commercial
- Commerce
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- marque suggestive
1, record 1, French, marque%20suggestive
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Marques suggestives : il s'agit de marques qui font allusion à certaines caractéristiques du produit. L'avantage des marques suggestives réside dans le fait qu elles constituent une forme de publicité et peuvent créer, dans l'esprit des clients, un lien direct entre la marque, certaines caractéristiques voulues et le produit. 1, record 1, French, - marque%20suggestive
Record 1, Key term(s)
- marque de commerce suggestive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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