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A Trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, or device, or any combination, used or intended to be used, in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from goods manufactured or sold by others, and to indicate the source of the goods. Overall, a trademark is a protection of identification.
A few examples include: Apple for laptops, Sprite for soft drinks or Adidas for shoes.
A Service Mark is a word, phrase, symbol, or device, or any combination, used or intended to be used, in commerce to, to identify and distinguish the services of a provider from the services of other providers.
A Good is any physical product that can be touched, used, worn or owned.
A Service is any action or task provided for the consumer. Services include activities such as dry cleaning, legal services or banking, for example.
A Patent generally protects the functionality and design of an invention. It provides the owner with exclusive rights to manufacture goods or services for 20 years from the stated Patent application filing date.
A Copyright will generally protect an artist's work. Common items to be copyrighted include; books, photographs, art, movies and music.
A Common Law Trademark is whenever someone uses a company name, logo or slogan in the marketplace, even when the mark itself is not registered.
A Trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, or device, or any combination, used or intended to be used, in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from goods manufactured or sold by others, and to indicate the source of the goods. Overall, a trademark is a protection of identification.
A few examples include: Apple for laptops, Sprite for soft drinks or Adidas for shoes.
A Service Mark is a word, phrase, symbol, or device, or any combination, used or intended to be used, in commerce to, to identify and distinguish the services of a provider from the services of other providers.
A Good is any physical product that can be touched, used, worn or owned.
A Service is any action or task provided for the consumer. Services include activities such as dry cleaning, legal services or banking, for example.
A Patent generally protects the functionality and design of an invention. It provides the owner with exclusive rights to manufacture goods or services for 20 years from the stated Patent application filing date.
A Copyright will generally protect an artist's work. Common items to be copyrighted include; books, photographs, art, movies and music.
A Common Law Trademark is whenever someone uses a company name, logo or slogan in the marketplace, even when the mark itself is not registered.
A Trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, or device, or any combination, used or intended to be used, in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from goods manufactured or sold by others, and to indicate the source of the goods. Overall, a trademark is a protection of identification.
A few examples include: Apple for laptops, Sprite for soft drinks or Adidas for shoes.
A Service Mark is a word, phrase, symbol, or device, or any combination, used or intended to be used, in commerce to, to identify and distinguish the services of a provider from the services of other providers.
A Good is any physical product that can be touched, used, worn or owned.
A Service is any action or task provided for the consumer. Services include activities such as dry cleaning, legal services or banking, for example.
A Patent generally protects the functionality and design of an invention. It provides the owner with exclusive rights to manufacture goods or services for 20 years from the stated Patent application filing date.
A Copyright will generally protect an artist's work. Common items to be copyrighted include; books, photographs, art, movies and music.
A Common Law Trademark is whenever someone uses a company name, logo or slogan in the marketplace, even when the mark itself is not registered.