Trade Name Use is not Trademark Use, Says TTAB
The TTABlog
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
88291540 (February 14, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Martha B. A “trade name” is defined in Section 45 of the Trademark Act as “any name used by a person to identify his or her business or vocation.” A designation used merely as a trade name cannot be registered under the provisions of the Trademark Act."
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