CMST 3II3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: World Intellectual Property Organization, Asian Americans, Lanham Act
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Throughout the area where mark in use: to be free of a confusingly similar trademark by someone else . Throughout canada: to use the trademark in association with the products or services, to be free of a confusingly similar trademark by someone else (no need to prove confusion use is enough, manufacture, posses, import, export etc: Goods or services in association with a confusing mark. Label or packaging bearing a mark, for use on goods or services other than. Tm owner: to be free of the use of the registered trademark by another in a manner which may depreciate the goodwill attached thereto. Trademark term: 15-year terms, renewal indefinitely as long as tm in use, marks that have been in use for a very long time. Canada canadian trade-marks act: prohibited marks. America american lanham act (=trademarks act), section 1052: