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GENUINE TRADE MARK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-07-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Trademarks (Law)
- Commercial Law
- Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- genuine trademark
1, record 1, English, genuine%20trademark
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- genuine mark 2, record 1, English, genuine%20mark
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When a genuine trademark is affixed to a counterfeit product, it becomes a spurious mark. A "spurious"mark is one that is false or inauthentic. 3, record 1, English, - genuine%20trademark
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A “counterfeit mark” is identical to or substantially indistinguishable from a genuine mark. 2, record 1, English, - genuine%20trademark
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The general term "mark" is often used in texts as an elliptical variant of "trademark." 4, record 1, English, - genuine%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. 5, record 1, English, - genuine%20trademark
Record 1, Key term(s)
- genuine trade-mark
- genuine trade mark
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Marques de commerce (Droit)
- Droit commercial
- Commerce
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- marque authentique
1, record 1, French, marque%20authentique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- marque de commerce authentique 2, record 1, French, marque%20de%20commerce%20authentique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La marque authentique est constituée de mots ou de signes d'une complexité telle que leur reproduction n'a pu être réalisée qu'en connaissance de la marque authentique. 1, record 1, French, - marque%20authentique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Contrefaçon d'une marque de commerce [...] Pour l'application de la présente partie, contrefait une marque de commerce quiconque [...] b) falsifie, de quelque manière, une marque de commerce authentique. 2, record 1, French, - marque%20authentique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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