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In lugnet.events, Matthew Gerber writes:
> In lugnet.events, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.events, Kevin Loch writes:
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> > > So I ask everyone to refrain from using the mark Brickfest(sm) unless you are
> > > referring to the Brickfest(sm) event.
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> > IANAL and I truly just want to know, is it (tm) or (sm)? What determines the
> > difference? Is (sm) for non profits??
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> Trademark is used for a name, phrase, logo, etc. identifying a product,
> usually registered (but not always...and not always necessary. First use
> usually will suffice as a trademark unless a real legal fight is engaged
> over it), and gives you legal rights to persue anyone using the name,
> phrase, logo, etc. improperly or without your permission.
Right. Knew that but good confirmation. Note the difference between TM and
(R)... (to other readers). You can use the TM symbol, and it's a good
practice to do so on things that you want to assert trademark for, without
any other requirement. But to use the (R) ( R in a circle, I could paste the
symbol in but will not) you have to have "registered" the trademark which
costs money.
> Servicemarks are usually saved for temporary things. Example: a tag line in
> a quarterly advertising campaign...you want to protect it for the life of
> the campaign, but don't care beyond that.
Hmm.... in that case it sounds like they ought to be using TM rather than SM
if WAMALUG wants to claim indefinite rather than temporary. Are you sure
about that???
Thanks for the info
++Lar
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| (...) About a servicemark being temporary? I am sure that they are used in this way in many cases. A servicemark can be given to anything, and some folks do use them for long term service, but in the case of infringement, they have much less legal (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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| (...) Trademark is used for a name, phrase, logo, etc. identifying a product, usually registered (but not always...and not always necessary. First use usually will suffice as a trademark unless a real legal fight is engaged over it), and gives you (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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