Trademark


Trademark

    • Association of traders name with the commodity traded gives rise to trade mark.
    • A trademark is a distinctive sign, which is used to distinguish the products or services of different businesses.
    • Trade mark law protects words, phrases, logos, symbols, sound or even smell or combinations used to distinguish one product from another, which gives a distinct identity to a good.
    • In circumstances where a competitor uses a protected trademark can go to court and obtain an injunction to stop the use.
    • Trade secret protection helps protect the secrets of a product or work.

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