What is a Trademark?
A trademark is a word, phrase, design or logo which distinguishes a person’s products or services from the products and services of another person. A trademark can be anything from your business name, a slogan which appears in your advertisements or a design or logo on your letterhead or other media. A trademark can be registered or unregistered. Back to top 2. If I can have an unregistered Trademark, what’s the advantages of registering it? Although you gain rights to an unregistered trademark, the rights are very limited. The owner of a registered trademark can prevent anyone else from using a trademark which is confusingly similar to his or her trademark anywhere in Canada. The owner of an unregistered trademark is not automatically entitled to this right. Back to top 3. What is the difference between a Trademark and a patent? A patent is granted in connection with an invention and prevents other people from using or developing the same invention. A trademark is a word or a symbol u
A. Trademark means a mark which is capable of being represented graphically and which is capable of distinguishing the goods and services of one person from those of others and includes a device, brand, heading, label, ticket, name, signature, word, letter, numeral, shape of goods, their packaging and combination of colours or any combination thereof.
