trademark and unfair comp. boston college law school january 16, 2008 what is a trademark?
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Trademark and Unfair Comp.
Boston College Law School
January 16, 2008
What is a Trademark?
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What is a trademark?• Lanham Act § 45 (15 U.S.C. § 1125)
– Trademark. The term “trademark” includes any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof -
• (1) used by a person, or• (2) which a person has a bona fide intention to use in
commerce and applies to register …
– to identify and distinguish his or her goods … from those manufactured or sold by others and to indicate the source of the goods ….
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Kellogg v. National Biscuit
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Qualitex v. Jacobson
Web Site
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Hypothetical
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Hypothetical
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Hypothetical
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Color and Sounds
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Other Types of Marks
• Service Marks
• Collective Marks
• Certification Marks
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Service Marks
• Lanham Act § 3 (15 U.S.C. § 1053)– Subject to the provisions relating to the registration of
trademarks, so far as they are applicable, service marks shall be registrable, in the same manner and with the same effect as are trademarks, and when registered they shall be entitled to the protection provided in this chapter in the case of trademarks.
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Collective Marks
• Lanham Act § 45 (15 U.S.C. § 1125)– Collective Mark. The term “collective mark”
means a trademark or service mark -• (1) used by the members of a cooperative, an
association, or other collective group or organization ….
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Certification Marks• Lanham Act § 45 (15 U.S.C. § 1125)
– Certification Mark. The term “certification mark” means any word, name, symbol, or device ... -
• (1) used by a person other than its owner, …
– to certify regional or other origin, material, mode of manufacture, quality, accuracy, or other characteristics of such person’s goods or services ...
Champagne
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Certification Marks - Cancellation• Lanham Act § 14(5) (15 U.S.C. § 1064(5))
– At any time in the case of a certification ark on the ground that the registrant:
• (A) does not control, or is not able legitimately to exercise control over, the use of such mark; or
• (B) engages in the production or marketing of any goods or services to which the certification mark is applied; or
• (C) permits the use of the certification mark for purposes other than to certify, or
• (D) discriminately refuses to certify … goods or services of any person who maintains the standards or conditions which such mark
certifies. . . .
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What is a trademark?• Lanham Act § 45 (15 U.S.C. § 1125)
– Trademark. The term “trademark” includes any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof -
• (1) used by a person, or• (2) which a person has a bona fide intention to use in
commerce and applies to register …
– to identify and distinguish his or her goods … from those manufactured or sold by others and to indicate the source of the goods ….
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Categories of MarksLess Protection More Protection
GenericDenotes generalclass of products
Unprotectible
Shredded Wheat,Aspirin, Thermos,Cellophane, Car,
Computer
ArbitraryBears no relation
to product
AutomaticallyProtectible
DescriptiveDescribes some
characteristic/quality
Protectible ifsecondary meaning
SuggestiveSuggests somecharacteristic
AutomaticallyProtectible
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Policy Considerations
Distinctiveness
Generic Descriptive Suggestive Arbitrary
Low
HighPotential forConfusion
Harm toCompetition
UnprotectibleSecondaryMeaning Protectible
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CategorizationsTrademark
• TENDER VITTLES (cat food)
• ROACH MOTEL (roach trap)
• CHAP STICK (lip balm)
• VISION CENTER (optical store)
• BEER NUTS (snack food)
• FAB (laundry detergent)
• BOLD (laundry detergent)
• STRONGHOLD (nails)
• CITIBANK (banking services)
• NUTRASWEET (sweetner)
Category
• Descriptive
• Suggestive
• Descriptive
• Descriptive
• Descriptive
• Arbitrary
• Suggestive
• Suggestive
• Suggestive
• Descriptive
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Secondary Meaning
• Definition: primary significance of the term in the minds of the consuming public is not the product but the producer
• Factors– Consumer surveys– Amount and volume of advertising– Volume of sales– Length and manner of use– Direct consumer testimony
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Secondary Meaning
Time
0%
50%
Consumerswho Assoc.
Achieved Secondary Meaning
Quik-Print
StartUse No
Protection
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Next Assignment
• Next Assignment– Read Section II.C - Trade Dress