Principles of Plant Breeding (2+1)

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.