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If he used "Around the world in 80 jobs" prior to their use, they shouldn't have received a trademark.
by loceng 13y ago
If he used "Around the world in 80 jobs" prior to their use, they shouldn't have received a trademark.
- mcherm 13y agoThat's not how trademark works.
- Retric 13y agoIt depends, you can win a trademark dispute if you have been using the mark for a sufficent period before someone else registers it. Assuming that a trademark qualifies for protection, rights to a trademark can be acquired in one of two ways: (1) by being the first to use the mark in commerce; or (2) by being the first to register the mark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO"). http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/metaschool/fisher/domain/tm.htm http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/metaschool/fisher/domain/tm.htm
- rexreed 13y agoA (TM) mark is an indication of a trademark claim, not an actual registered trademark which would be (R). Clearly, it's not a particularly defensible claim as there's identifiable prior usage. You don't even need to register a trademark to have common law rights. In the US at least.