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Is a trademark proprietary?

If a manufacturer uses a particular manufacturing process that others do not know about (trade secret protection) or are forbidden to use (patent protection) then that is a proprietary process. A proprietary trademark is a name or logo that only the owner of that trademark can use.

Why is trademark protection important?

Trademarking is an important step for protecting your brand identity. It will stop competitors from poaching your customers by imitating your brand. It can also offer you some protection if those copycats do something reputation-damaging.

What are the rights of the registered proprietor of a trade mark?

Exclusive Rights – Registered trade marks owners have exclusive right to use their marks in trading. They also have the rights to take legal action for infringement under the Trade Mark Law against others who use their marks without consent.

What is the purpose of the trademark?

The primary purpose of the trademark laws is to prevent unfair competition by applying a test of consumer confusion and providing rights and remedies to the owner of the trademark.

What are examples of trademark?

Almost anything can be a trademark if it indicates the source of your goods and services. It could be a word, slogan, design, or combination of these….Some standard character examples include:

  • Coca-Cola®
  • Under Armour®
  • Twitter®
  • It’s finger lickin’ good! ®
  • Just do it®
  • America runs on Dunkin’®

Trademarks protect words, names, symbols, sounds and colors and distinguish one company’s goods and products from another. Trademarking a logo not only protects it from being used by other similar companies, it also protects a company from unknowingly infringing upon an existing logo.

Which of the following is an example of a trade mark?

The golden arches of McDonald’s® is an example of a design that is a registered trademark. The Nike® logo with the swoosh is a combination of a word and a design that is a registered trademark.

Why it is important to register the pattern?

Design results from one or more visual features, including shape, configuration, pattern and ornamentation. When the visual features are applied to a product, they give it a unique appearance. Designs must be registered to be protected. Registered designs protect the way things look rather than their functionality.

What is the purpose and function of trademark?

It proposes to guarantee its quality. It advertises the product. The trademark represents the product. It creates an image of the product in the minds of the public particularly the consumers or the prospective consumers of such goods.

Which types of trademarks Cannot be used?

Section 13 and 14 of the Act provides that trademarks containing specific names cannot be registered. Trademarks which have a word that is commonly used of any single chemical element or chemical compound in relation to a chemical substance or preparation cannot be registered.

Which is the Register of Trade Marks in South Africa?

CIPC administers the Register of Trade Marks which is the record of all the trade marks that have been formally applied for and registered in the Republic of South Africa. What is the Lifespan of a Trade Mark?

How are service marks and trademarks the same?

• A trademark is generally a word, phrase, symbol, or design, or a combination thereof, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others. • A service mark is the same as a trademark, except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than goods.

Which is an example of a trade mark?

Trade Marks. Home » Trade Marks, Patents, Designs and Copyright » Trade Marks. A trade mark is a brand name, a slogan or a logo. It identifies the services or goods of one person and distinguishes it from the goods and services of another. Examples include: Note: The above are all extracts from the South African Trade Marks Register.

What do you need to know about trademarks?

A trademark: 1 Identifies the source of your goods or services. 2 Provides legal protection for your brand. 3 Helps you guard against counterfeiting and fraud.