| Subject: Re: off topic...now you mentioned it... |
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Eleni
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Date Posted: 17:47:53 08/18/04 Wed
In reply to:
glowstix
's message, "off topic...now you mentioned it..." on 22:21:18 08/17/04 Tue
Whoa, definitely off topic. Sorry for posting this in the first place - as it was an aside joke.
Quick fact #1: a trademark is a word, number, symbol, etc. or combination thereof, of a product or service, and functions as an indicator of source in the marketplace.
Long story short – it makes sure that product XYZ is actually made from company ABC.
Quick fact #2: As a person you can’t just trademark your name because. You can only trademark a word (in this case it can happen to be a person’s name) if it represents a product or service.
So to answer your question – the person isn’t registered; his product name may or may not be.
TM – for unregistered or pending terms
® - for terms registered within the country’s Patent and Trademark Office
For more info, in the U.S. see http://www.uspto.gov/
And for our mate Marky, in Australia see http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au
>elani,
>
>is it still fraud if he referred to the person using
>the sign who IS registered?? i would think it is
>fraud if the sign was used on a name that WASN'T
>registered.
>
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>>Using the ® symbol without having your term registered
>>with the USTPO is considered fraud!
>>
>>Sorry, drrick. I couldnt resist :) Occupational
>hazard.
>>
>>
>>>Marky™ has an underbite and is being tx with braces
>>>w/out surgery. Hopefully he will chime in
>>>
>>>drrick®
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