ACTG 2P40 Study Guide - Certification Mark, Intangible Property, Computer Language
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The sales of goods act doe not apply to intangible property. 4 main types of intellectual property : trademarks, copy rights, patents, industrial design. Trademarks are governed by both common law and by statue: trademarks, definition of a trademark (4 types) Both common law and statute agree to definitions. There are for types of trademarks: trademark a mark that is used in order to distinguish a persons product or service from another. Generally a visual characteristic ( nike swoosh : a certification mark. A certification mark is basically a mark that serves to identify a product that conforms to a certain standard - to tell a consumer it has been approved by someone s standards. Good house keeping seal of approval , oprah s book mark, construction standards. The way of dressing something usually the way a product is packaged. Such as the coke bottle or the tolberone bar shape: a proposal trademark.
