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MARCA COMERCIAL PROTEGIDA [1 record]

Record 1 2010-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trademarks (Law)
  • Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
  • Trade
CONT

Amazon.com is a prime example of a protected trademark for a domain name central to the public's identification of the company and its products.

CONT

Having a protected trademark may be the only recourse against a competitor's using a confusingly similar brand or trademark.

CONT

"Counterfeit mark" means a mark that is identical to or substantially indistinguishable from a protected mark the use or production of which is not authorized by the owner of the protected mark.

OBS

The general term "mark" is often used in texts as an elliptical variant of "trademark.

Key term(s)
  • protected trade-mark
  • protected trade mark

French

Domaine(s)
  • Marques de commerce (Droit)
  • Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
  • Commerce
CONT

Du point de vue du droit de la concurrence, un conflit peut, selon les circonstances, naître entre une marque protégée juridiquement et une raison de commerce inscrite ultérieurement.

OBS

Le terme «marque de commerce» désigne la marque qui est apposée par celui qui commercialise le produit sans en être le fabricant.

OBS

Le terme général «marque» s'emploie souvent dans les textes comme forme abrégée de «marque de commerce».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Marcas de comercio (Derecho)
  • Derecho de propiedad industrial e intelectual
  • Comercio
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