23-Jun-2006

According to federal law, a trademark is “any word, name, symbol or device or any combination thereof adopted and used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify his goods and distinguish them from those manufactured or sold by others.” A servicemark has the same definition, but it is used by businesses in the sale or advertising of services. Trademarks and servicemarks are the objective symbol of the goodwill that a business built in its products and services.