Infringement trademark

Trademark conflicts, 25 256 Trademark infringement, 25 262-263 Trademark licensing, 25 264-265 Trademark protection right to, 25 253... 

The SPI system was controversial from its inception. The proposal initially called for the code for polyethylene terephthalate to be PET. However, it had to be changed to PETE to avoid trademark infringement. 

British and U.S. courts began developing case law to protect trademarks against infringement in the early 1800s. In 1883, the United Kingdom adopted a statute that provided for registration of fancy words as trademarks. The United States enacted its first federal trademark statute in 1870, but the statute was declared unconstitutional in 1879. Subsequent federal trademark statutes were adopted in the United States in 1881, 1905, and 1920 the present comprehensive statute, known as the Lanham Act, was enacted in 1946. The Lanham Act was substantially revised for the first time in 1988 by the Trademark Law Revision Act of 1988. The 1988 act, which became effective on November 16, 1989, both modified and supplemented the earHer statute. 

The term trade secret is well understood by U.S. courts and is a legal term. In general, the U.S. courts have strongly upheld the protection of company- or individual-owned trade secrets. Cases against ex-employees or others who have obtained trade secrets by stealth are relatively easy to prosecute (compared to patent, trademark, or copyright infringement cases). 

Trademark Notice Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation, without intent to infringe. 

All trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. Rather than put a trademark symbol after every occurrence of a trademarked name, we use names in an editorial fashion only, and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement of the trademark. Where such designations appear in this book, they have been printed with initial caps. 

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