Re: Can Fish be Trademarked?

Subject: Re: Re: Can Fish be Trademarked?

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: : There is a growing controversy that when people combine different colors of fish for a new coloration, then give it a "strain name" (for example Apple Pie Angel Fish) they claim a trademark. The worst part is these same people sell you this Apple Pie fish and then claim you can't call it that if you sell it. : : My question is can Fish (strain names, color combo's) be trademarked? : Dear Renee, : It is not entirely clear what the question is. Onc cannot register a trademark on words that are descriptive of the subject. That would be like a patent. There is a 20 year limit to patents. Trademarks are foreever as long as they are in use. : I've got a shaving cologne I use whose trademark is over 200 years old. : 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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