Crawford Patents

[...] Trademark Act § 4, 15 U.S.C. § 1054 (1946). [xi] Lanham Trademark Act § 45, 15 U.S.C. § 1127 (1946). [xii] u.s. patent and trademark office, Trademark Manual of [...]

[...] above referenced test is applied to goods, the standards for what constitutes actual use for service marks are equally stringent.[6] [1] TMEP §201.02. [2] TMEP §904.03(i). [3] Id [4] Id. [5] Id. [6] [...]

[...] can include establishment and protection of property or rights, including federal trademarks, service marks, collective trademarks and collective service marks, collective membership marks, and [...]

[...] the source or origin of goods and are registered and protected by federal statute [i].  A federal trademark is used to identify the origin of shoes, fruit, sporting equipment, or any other tangible [...]

[...] seem a prudent step, the very first task in naming this new venture should be to secure the Federal trademark clearance and registration of the business name and trademark. Far too often, new ventures [...]

[...] its first date of actual use of the trademark in conjunction with the goods or services in interstate commerce but again, this actual use cannot replace the benefits gained by filing a United States [...]

[...] States Constitution, the federal government controls their registration and use through the Interstate Commerce Clause. Federal Trademarks Federal trademarks are used on tangible goods or products to [...]

[...] and protection of property or rights, including federal trademarks, service marks, collective trademarks and collective service marks, collective membership marks, and certification marks.  While [...]

[...] matter that identifies the collective organization or indicates its purpose”[xvi]. Collective membership marks are owned by a parent organization, group, or union and are used by its members[xvii]. [...]

[...] (1946). [xiv] u.s. patent and trademark office, Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure § 1303 (4th ed. 2005). [xv] Lanham Trademark Act § 4, 15 U.S.C. § [...]

[...] of the Trademark? While actual use of a trademark can take many forms as defined by the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (“TMEP”), new entities often mistakenly believe that securing a [...]

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[...] not use the mark but simply maintains control over who may use the mark[xii]. Again, a collective trademark or a collective service mark must have the same iconic properties and meet the same [...]

[...] government controls their registration and use through the Interstate Commerce Clause. Federal Trademarks Federal trademarks are used on tangible goods or products to identify the source or origin of [...]