Trademark

**laskos** · 06-01-2003, 09:00 AM

Hi all

I have just regegd Checkbook.co.uk

is there a trademark on this name, as i cant find any but just need to make sure.

thanks

Laskos

**INFORG** · 06-01-2003, 09:03 AM

I'm not sure about the UK, but in the US the term "CheckBook" is a very generic one meaning the small register used to record a person's checking account.

I don't think you have any issues, but I am not a lawyer.

**laskos** · 06-01-2003, 09:05 AM

Thanks.

Feel a bit easy now heheheh just need to make some enquiries

thanks

Laskos

**actnow** · 06-01-2003, 12:12 PM

Did you go to this site?

http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?...ate=csa2vh.1.1

http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield...h=Submit+Query

Hopefully, the links will stay together.

I don't see a direct connection with .co.uk

**Mr Webname** · 06-01-2003, 12:44 PM

http://webdb4.patent.gov.uk/tm/numbe...demark=1451357

**dtobias** · 06-01-2003, 12:48 PM

Don't they spell it "Chequebook" in the UK?

**laskos** · 06-01-2003, 12:48 PM

Thanks for that m8.

Bit confuding though isnt it? so can i contact the company with it? or ever uk banks?

thanks

Laskos

**Big Ross** · 06-03-2003, 03:14 AM

yes in the UK we spell it "Cheque Book", no one ever spells the other way, unless they spell it wrong........

cheers

Ross

**FineE** · 06-03-2003, 09:15 PM

honour.us
colour.us
cheque.us ...

honor.co.uk
color.co.uk
check.co.uk ...

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**jberryhill** · 06-03-2003, 10:26 PM

"I'm not sure about the UK, but in the US the term "CheckBook" is a very generic one meaning the small register used to record a person's checking account. "

Not to sound like a broken record, but whether a term is "generic" depends on how it is used.

"Checkbook" for a check register would be generic.

It would certainly make a dandy registrable trademark for a brand of deodorant, if someone had the inclination to sell deodorant under the name "checkbook".

So, in this HYPOTHETICAL, if "checkbook" were a brand of deodorant, and you registered the domain name with the intent to re-direct visitors to buy some other brand of deodorant, then, yes, you would have a trademark problem.

**FineE** · 06-04-2003, 01:14 AM

"Checkbook" for a check register would be generic.

Yes, but the more interesting question is would "Chequebook" be considered generic for a for a check register in the United States?

**dtobias** · 06-04-2003, 09:00 AM

Chequemate!

**jberryhill** · 06-04-2003, 10:21 AM

Phonetically-equivalent mis-spellings of generic terms are deemed generic. The most commonly cited case for this principle is the Miller Brewing "LITE" case. Finding that "light beer" was a generic term for reduced calorie lager, the term "LITE" was determined to simply be a phonetic equivalent.

There is a wealth of cases on this subject, if you would like to cheque.