Things to Know About Trade-Marks: A Manual of Trade-Mark Information

Table of Contents

Chapter		Page
	Introduction	7
I.	Digest of The Trade-Mark Law	13
	Property in Trade-Mark Rests Upon Common Law	13
	Conditions of Registration	14
	Ten-Years Clause	16
	How to Apply for Registration	17
	Procedure of the Patent Office	20
	Registration in Foreign Countries	23
	Classification of Merchandise	23
	State Trade-Mark Laws	25
II.	Essentials of a Valid Trade-Mark	26
	Portrait of a Living Individual—When it may be Registered	27
	Trade-Mark Must not be Descriptive	28
	Trade-Mark Must not Misrepresent	31
	Trade-Mark Must not Resemble Previously Registered Mark for Same Class of Merchandise	32
	A Geographical Name is not Registrable	34
	Trade-Mark Must not Contain Red Cross Insignia	36
	Restrictions as to Registering Names	37
	Trade-Mark Must not be Fraternal Society Emblem	39
	Trade-Mark Must not Consist of Flag or Coat-of-Arms	40
	A Form, Color, a Shape, or a Material Not Registrable	40
	Trade-Mark Must not be Against Public Policy	42
	Affixation	43
III.	Advertising Characters	45
IV.	Infringement	52
V.	Assignment	69
VI.	Trade-Marks in Canada	73
VII.	How to Devise a Trade-Mark	76

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