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[Last updated in December of 2021 by the Wex Definitions Team]trademark law
Abandoned Application
Definition
Refers to the abandonment of a patent or trademark application. An application is removed from the docket of pending applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office when the applicant (either directly or through his attorney or agent)...
Abandonment
Abandonment is a term that applies to a variety of areas of law. These areas include matrimonial law, civil procedure, and property.
Matrimonial LawIn matrimonial law, abandonment is a form of marital misconduct which...
Abandonment (of Trademark)
Abandonment of a trademark occurs when the owner of the trademark deliberately ceases to use the trademark for three or more years, with no intention of using the trademark again in the future. When a trademark is abandoned, the trademark...
Abercrombie Classification
Definition
In the law of branding, a characterization scheme of trade designations in increasing order of distinctiveness: generic, descriptive, suggestive, and arbitrary or fanciful.
See alsoIntellectual propertyTrademarkAttorney of Record
Definition
1) A lawyer who appears in court or receives pleadings and other formal documents on a party's behalf. Also known as counsel of record.
2) In patent and trademark law, a lawyer or agent named in a power of attorney filed by a patent or...
Cease and Desist Letter
A cease-and-desist-letter is a cautionary letter sent to an alleged wrongdoer describing the alleged misconduct and demanding that the alleged misconduct be stopped. A cease-and-desist letter provides notice that legal action may and will be...
Certification Mark
Definition
A mark used in commerce by a person other than its owner to identify goods or services as being of a particular type.
OverviewCertification marks are protected and regulated as a type of trademark under the Lanham Act, but serve a...
Claim
1. A set of operative facts creating a right enforceable in court. Though generally synonymous with cause of action, "claim" is slightly broader because it captures not only wrongs with standard names (e.g., battery), but also newly created rights...
Claims
A patent claim is a formal description of the novel features of an invention and of the scope of protection created by the patent.