Trademark FAQs - related questions & answers

Question: "Internet domain names covered by trademark law?"

Answer:
Yes. The words between "www." and the .com are usually used to identify the business that owns the website or a well-known product or service that is featured on the site.

Question: Can a business's trade name be protected as a trademark?

Answer:
The name that a company uses to identify itself is called a trade name. This is the name the business uses on its letterhead and signage. Trade name is not considered a trademark or entitled to protection under trademark laws.

Question: What is a certification mark?

Answer:
A certification mark is any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce with the owner’s permission by someone other than its owner, to certify regional or other geographic origin.
 

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