Re: Re: Re: Trademark vrs Servicemark

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Trademark vrs Servicemark

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: : : : Is a servicemark and trademark the same? If a company has a registered servicemark but is no longer an active company, can someone apply for a trademark under the same name? : : : Dear John D, : : : Mostly yes. : : : Mostly yes. : : : M. Arthur Auslander : : : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : : : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : : : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : : : ELAINE's Workshop (sm) : : : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive : : : : Ok, another question on the same. I did receive a reply from the USPTO and has me thinking. : : IF the service mark is for services, and a trademark is for goods from a manufacturer or seller; can a trademark be established under the same name for a website, or is it too much a grey area? : : Thanks : Dear John D, : Each situation has a different set of variables and you also have to take into account who makes the decision and where it is made. : If there are absolutes there would be no lawyers. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop (sm) : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive

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