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Old 11-01-2002, 08:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Trade Mark in the UK

A Trade Mark has been applied for in the United Kingdom (UK) for a 2 word generic name .. which i do not wish to mention at this stage.

This application has been applied for by a multi national company .. and by all reports it looks as if it will be granted .. the Company has applied for the 2 word term for use on the internet and data transmission.

This corporation does not appear to even have a web presence or a URL that is indicative of the common 2 word term .. if it is granted .. which is allmost a forgone conclusion it could have alarming ramifictions thru-out the World for those who have the 2 word term included in their URL.
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What are the two words?

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Old 11-05-2002, 07:24 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Trade Mark in the UK

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.. if it is granted .. which is allmost a forgone conclusion it could have alarming ramifictions thru-out the World for those who have the 2 word term included in their URL.
I am unsure as to why you would assume it will have "alarming ramifications". While not an expert on intellectual property, I think the first issue to be considered would be the first date that this company claims they have been using this term in association with their product or service.

I would also argue that a second issue would be whether or not others with this same term are using it to represent confusingly similar services.

I would also argue that geographic location has a large role to play.

In conclusion, I as others, have come across countless generic terms that are trademarked in association with a product or service when performing searches at the USPTO website. While the nature of the trademark may seem generic, it is (from what I have come across) tied to a specific product or service.

An example used on another thread was "Tide", as in the detergent.

Having said this, I would love to know the two word generic term you are speaking of, and maybe more importantly the details of the product or service they claim it is tied to.
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Re: Re: Trade Mark in the UK

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I am unsure as to why you would assume it will have "alarming ramifications". While not an expert on intellectual property, I think the first issue to be considered would be the first date that this company claims they have been using this term in association with their product or service.

I would also argue that a second issue would be whether or not others with this same term are using it to represent confusingly similar services.

I would also argue that geographic location has a large role to play.

In conclusion, I as others, have come across countless generic terms that are trademarked in association with a product or service when performing searches at the USPTO website. While the nature of the trademark may seem generic, it is (from what I have come across) tied to a specific product or service.

An example used on another thread was "Tide", as in the detergent.

Having said this, I would love to know the two word generic term you are speaking of, and maybe more importantly the details of the product or service they claim it is tied to.
I know what the trademark is but I won't mention it, since Americar hasn't. The company has used it extensively in association with some of their products for a number of years. However it's two very generic words that together make a very generic phrase, which is only describable using these two words in this form.

Personally I don't believe they have shown significant secondary meaning to warrant being granted the TM.

Americar, why not post it? I reckon you may as well.
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