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Trademarks
09.03.04

Trademark Associations and Organisations

- see also Patent and Patent-related Assocations

Canada: Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada
Europe: Association of European Trade Mark Owners  MARQUES - Assisting European-based brand owners in the selection, management and protection of their trade marks
European Communities Trademark Association
International Trademark Association  INTA®
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Italy: Indicam  created by Centromarca to fight against infringement of trade marks and products (in Italian)
UK: Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
US: Brand Names Education Foundation  advance worldwide knowledge of the nature, purpose and value of brand names
US: Domain Name Rights Coalition  represents the interests and views of entrepreneurs, small businesses and individuals on the Internet
US: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers  ICANN

Trademark Information Resources

--General--

All About Trademarks  trademarks and trademark law incl. extensive links directory
General information about trademarks  from Oppedahl & Larson
General information on trademark law  by Mikael Pawlo
International Legal Protection for Software, Trademark Protection  from Fenwick & West LLP
Major provisions of GATT relating to Trademarks  from Ladas and Parry
Trademark Articles  articles on trademark law  from Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
Trademark Basics  a guide for business  from International Trademark Association
Trademark Reporter  abstracts  from International Trademark Association
Trademarks, Service Marks and Trade Names  definitions  from Dream Merchant
Trademarks - Symbols of Product Quality  basic information about trademarks and the rights conferred  from Intellectual Property Owners Association

--Internet-releated--

Australia: Trade Marks and the Internet  Cyberspace - law - 1997  by Anthony Philips
Canada: Trade Marks on the Internet  from JurisDiction
Germany: Internet Domain Names and German Trademark Law  from Oppenhoff & Rädler
Internet Domain Names that Infringe Trademarks  from New York Law Journal
Internet: How Important are Internet Domain Names to Trade Mark Owners?  by A J Park & Son
Internet: Naming Your Business in the Information Age  When choosing a perfect name, the Internet requires you to think globally  from nolo.com
Internet: The Internet and Trade Mark Rights: Domain Names & Electronic Commerce  by A J Park & Son
Internet: Trademark Law Lost In Cyberspace: Trademark Protection For Internet Addresses  from Harvard Journal of Law & Technology
Internet: Trademarks Along the Infobahn  A First Look at the Emerging Law of Cybermarks  from Richmond Law & Technology Association
Internet: Trade Marks and the Internet  Electronic Commerce will create bigger problems than domain names  by A J Park & Son
Internet: Trademarks on the Internet: Who's in Charge?  from International Trademark Association
Internet: WIPO Internet Domain Name Process  intellectual property issues associated with Internet domain names, including dispute resolution
New Zealand: Domain Names - Is the Search for a Solution Missing the Mark?  By Clive Elliott
US: "Domain-ia": The Growing Tension Between the DNS and Trademark Law  by Alexander Gigante
US: Domain Name Liability and Litigation Strategy: Who or What to Sue  by Elizabeth H. Cohen  from Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn, PLLC
US: Domain Names Ruled Subject to Trademark Law  from FindLaw
US: Domain Names and Trademarks: At the Intersection  from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
US: Internet Domain Names and Trademark Law  from Wells, St. John, Roberts, Gregory & Matkin P.S.
US: Primer on Trademark Law and Internet Addresses  from John Marshall Journal of Computer and Information Law
US: Remedies in Internet Domain Name Trademark Lawsuits  from Oppedahl & Larson
US: Trademark Issues in Cyberworld  from Mercer Business Magazine
US: Trademark Law for Webmasters  by Timothy J. Walton
US: Trademark Misuse: Applying The Trademark Misuse Doctrine To Domain Name Disputes  from Leonard, Street and Deinard
US: Trademark Protection For Internet Domain Names  from The Computer Law Association
US: Trademark Registration of Internet Domain Names  Sept. 29, 1999, Marks Composed, in Whole or in Part, of Domain Names  from US Patent & Trademark Office
US: Trademarks in Electronic Commerce  By Richard Lucash from Lucash, Gesmer & Updegrove Nov 1997
US: Trademarks on the Internet  from BitLaw
US: What Website Builders Need to Know About Trademark Law   from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: Who can stake a claim in Cyberspace - domain names & trademarks  by Michael Leventhal, Attorney at Law

--Country specific--

Algeria: Summary of the Trademark Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Argentina: ¿ Qué es una Marca Comercial ? ¿ Y una Marca Registrada ?    Trademarks in Argentina  from INPI (in Spanish)
Argentina: Trademark Filing Requirements  from Hausheer, Belgrano and Fernandez
Argentine Trademark Law: Principal features of the Argentine Trademark System
Australia: Certification Trade Marks  role of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Australia: Detailed Information on Trade Marks  from Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia
Australia: IP Australia, Trademarks  general information: benefits, definition, registration process, searches
Australia: Long awaited changes to trade marks legislations  from Phillips Fox
Australia: Non-use is not what it used to be in Australia  from Baldwin Shelston Waters
Australia: Summary of Austalian Law relating to Trade Marks  from Baldwin Shelston Waters
Australia: Summary Of Changes To Australian Trade Marks Legislation  from Gilbert Tobin
Australia: Trade Marks  what is a trade mark? - why do I need it? - when to apply? - what are the steps in obtaining a trade mark?  from Lord & Company
Australia: Trade Marks  FAQ  from Wray & Associates
Australia: Trade Marks and the Internet  Cyberspace - law - 1997  by Anthony Philips
Austria: Merkblatt für Markenanmelder  Information for Trademark Applicants (in German)
Bahrain: Summary Of Bahrain Trademark Law   from Walid Nasser
Bahrain: Summary of the Trademark System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Belarus: Law on Trademarks and Service Marks  February 5, 1993, 2181-XII
Benelux: FAQ Marques  trademark FAQ (in French)
Benelux: Qu'est-ce qu'une marque?  what is a trademark? (in French)
Bhutan: Protection of Trade & Service Marks in Bhutan  from Lall Lahiri & Salhotra
Canada: Frequently Asked Questions about Trademarks  from Arvic Search Services Inc.
Canada: Guide des marques de commerce   from Canadian Intellectual Property Office (in French)
Canada: Guide to Trade-marks  Intro - Basics - Registerability - Registring Process - Other Procedures - Fees - Applicationfrom Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Canada: How your Trade-mark Application is processed  from Canadian Intellectual Property Office  in .pdf format (69KB)
Canada: Marque de commerce  Questions courantes   from Canadian Intellectual Property Office (in French)
Canada: Marques de Commerce  from Robic-Léger (in French)
Canada: Provincial trade marks: Some constitutional thoughts  from Robic-Léger
Canada: Suggested Trade-marks Forms  from Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Canada: Trademark Law in Canada
Canada: Trademark Law in Canada  by Philip B. Kerr
Canada: Trademark Licensing in Canada: Differences in the Civil Law System of the Province of Quebec  from Robic-Léger
Canada: Trade-Marks  Frequently Asked Questions from Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Canada: Trade-Marks  Frequently Asked Questions from Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala
Canada: Trade-Marks  Definition - Registration - The Search - Application for Registration - Summary  from Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada
Canada: Trade-Marks - A Primer  from Rotfleisch & Samulovitch
Canada: Trade-marks Examination Manual  from Canadian Intellectual Property Office  in .pdf format (933KB)
Canada: Trade-marks Infringement and the Internet  from Industry Canada
Canada: Trade-marks Office On-line Electronic Filing
Canada: Trade Marks on the Internet  from JurisDiction
Canada: Trade-marks Opposition Case File Review  from Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Canada: Trade-marks Wares and Services Manual  from Canadian Intellectual Property Office  in .pdf format (801KB)
Canada: Review of the Trade-Marks Opposition Process  from Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Canada: Using Trademarks and Copyright to Protect Your Property  from Deeth Williams Wall
Canada: What's in a Name?  Using trade-marks as a business tool  from Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Canada: Why Register a Trademark in Canada?  by Lorraine Pinsent  from Bennett Jones
Chile: Preguntas más Frecuentes Marcas  Trademarks FAQ  from Dept. of Industrial Property (in Spanish)
China: Trademark Management FAQ  from Beijing City Government website (in Chinese BIG5)
China: Trademark Registration Guide  from Lung Tin International Patent & Trademark Agent Ltd
Cyprus: Intellectual Property, Trademarks  from Dr. K. Chrysostomides & Co.
Cyprus: Service Marks Law  from Dr. K. Chrysostomides & Co.
Denmark: DenMa®ks   annual newsletter on Danish trademarks
Ecuador: Industrial Property, Trademarks  by Francisco Xavier PÈrez, Esq., from Hieros Gamos, Lex Mundi
Ecuador: Trademarks, Commercial Slogans and Commercial Names, Filing requirements
Egypt: Summary Of Egypt Trademark Law   from Walid Nasser
Egypt: Summary of the Trademark Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
European Community Trademark Law  from Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
European Community Trademark Updates  from Internationalt Patent-Bureau
EU: Community Trademark, The  from Oppenhoff & Rädler
EU: Community Trademark, The  Applications - Search & Examination - Publication - Registration - Validity & Infringement - When to use  from Kilburn & Strobe
EU: Frequently Asked Questions concerning the Community trade mark system  from OHIM
France: Foire aux questions, Marques   trademark FAQ  from Breese & Majerowicz (in French)
France: Protéger sa marque  Comment protéger sa marque - Formulaires de dépôt - Les tarifs - La liste des conseils en P.I.  from INPI (in French)
Georgia: Basic facts concerning the registration of a Trademark  from Sakpatenti
Georgia: Current Legislation, Patents & Trademarks  Employee's Invention - Compulsory Licensing - Trademarks, including service marks - Well known marks
Germany: Deutsche Marken  Erläuterungen zu Marken - German Trademarks - an explanation  from the German Patent and Trademark Bureau (in German)
Germany: Information for Trade Mark Applicants  from German Patent Office  in .pdf format
Germany: Internet Domain Names and German Trademark Law  from Oppenhoff & Rädler
Germany: Marken  general information  from German Patent Office in .pdf format (in German)
Germany: MARKENblatt-WEB  German Trademark Bulletin (in German)
Germany: Merkblatt Wie melde ich eine Marke an?  filing procedures  from German Patent Office  in .pdf format (in German)
Hong Kong: Trade Marks  Trade and service marks - registered - unregistered  from M Grewal & Co
Hungary: Trade Mark  trade mark information  from Hungarian Patent Office
Indian Trade Marks FAQ  from Lall Lahiri & Salhotra
Indian Trade Marks: Important Decisions  from Lall Lahiri & Salhotra
India: Trademarks  Definition - Registerable Trademarks - Trademarks to Avoid - Workflow after filing Application - Application Filing Requirements  from Tas & Co
Iran: Trademark Registration Application Requirements  from Dr. Alexander Aghayan & Associates, Inc.
Iraq: Summary of the Trademark Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Ireland: Main Provisions of Irish Trade Marks Act  from Maclachlan & Donaldson
Ireland: Passing Off - Company Name  from McCann FitzGerald Solicitors
Ireland: Protecting Your Trade Marks  from McCann FitzGerald Solicitors
Italian Law on Trade Marks  a summary
Italian trademarks  from Società Italiana Brevetti
Italy: National Trade Marks  Guide to trademarks  from Italian Patent and Trademark Office
Japanese Trademark System  Trademarks in Japan - This site introduces the latest practice of Japanese trademark system
Japan: Trademark FAQ  from Hiroi Ouyuu (in Japanese)
Jordan: Summary Of Jordan Trademark Law   from Walid Nasser
Jordan: Summary of the Trademark Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Korea, Republic of: Guide to Trademark  from Hans
Korea, Republic of: How to Get an Industrial Property Right in Korea, The Trademark  from KIPO
Korea, Republic of: Procedure for Registering a Trademark  from KIPO
Kuwait: Summary Of Kuwait Trademark Law   from Walid Nasser
Kuwait: Summary of the Trademark Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Lebanon: Summary Of Lebanon Trademark Law   from Walid Nasser
Lebanon: Summary of the Trademark Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Lebanon: Trademark Law In Lebanon  History - Summary Of Provisions - Information & Documents Required For Registration - Cost   from Walid Nasser
Libya: Summary of the Trademark Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Lithuania: Law on Trademarks and Service Marks
Macedonia: Trademarks  protection procedures and other information
Malaysia: A Guide To Trade Marks  from Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Intellectual Property Division
Mauritius: Trademarks  from Spoor and Fisher
Mexico: Signos Distintivos, Guia de Usario  Guide to Trademarks  from Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (in Spanish)
Morocco: Summary of the Trademark Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Mozambique: Trademarks from Spoor and Fisher
Netherland Antilles: New Trademark Act July 1, 1999 re-registration required  from Zielinski & Gonzalez Law Offices
Netherland Antilles: The new Trademark ActJuly 1, 1999 synopsis of act  from Zielinski & Gonzalez Law Offices
Netherland Antilles Trademark Law  General Information  from Zielinski & Gonzalez Law Offices
New Zealand: After Your Trade Mark Is Registered  ensuring that your trade mark registration remains current
New Zealand: Domain Names - Is the Search for a Solution Missing the Mark?  By Clive Elliott
New Zealand: Search And Preliminary Advice For Trade Marks
New Zealand: Summary of New Zealand Law relating to Passing Off  from Baldwin Shelston Waters
New Zealand: Summary of New Zealand Law relating to Trade Marks  from Baldwin Shelston Waters
New Zealand: Infoline Names and Telephone Numbers  a New Form of Intellectual Property?  from Baldwin Shelston Waters
New Zealand: Overview of Trademark Law  from Baldwin Son and Carey
New Zealand: Registered trade marks and comparative advertising - unhappy bedmates?  from A J Park & Sons
New Zealand: Trade Mark Classifications
New Zealand: Trade Marking Colour  New Zealand Intellectual Property Journal: (1996)
New Zealand: Trade Mark Protection  general introduction to trade marks and their registration in New Zealand
New Zealand: What trade marks can do for your business  February/March1995 issue of Small Business New Zealand
New Zealand: Your Brand, Your Investment  from A J Park & Sons
Nicaragua: Trademark Filing Requirements  from Bendaña & Bendaña
Nicaragua's Trademark Law at a Glance  from Bendaña & Bendaña
Oman: Summary Of Oman Trademark Law   from Walid Nasser
Oman: Summary of the Trademark Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Palestinian Territories: Summary of the Trademark Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Peru: Registro y Proteccion de Marcas  Trademarks Filing and Protection  from Indecopi (in Spanish)
Poland: Trademarks  Guide to filing for trademark protection in Poland  from Wima
Portugal: Marcas  trademarks - general information  from INPI (in Portuguese)
Qatar: Summary Of Qatar Trademark Law   from Walid Nasser
Qatar: Summary of the Trademark Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Russia: Basic Provisions of the Trademark Law of the Russian Federation  from PatSGr
Russia: General Information about Trademarks  from Moscow Patent Bureau
Russia: Registration of Trademarks and Names  from Prof MediTest Pharma
Russia: Trademarks as intellectual property (in Russian)
Saudi Arabia: Summary Of Saudi Arabia Trademark Law   from Walid Nasser
Saudi Arabia: Summary of the Trademark Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Singapore: Information on filing Trade Mark applications in Singapore  from Ravindran Associates
Singapore: Registry of Trade Marks and Patents, Trade Marks
Slovak Republic: Appellation of Origin  general information on regristering an Appellation of Origin from Industrial Property Office
Slovak Republic: Trademarks  general information on regristering trademarks  from Industrial Property Office
South Africa: Misappropriation of Foreign Trade Marks  Possible Solutions to the Problems Faced by Foreign Investors  from Spoor and Fisher
South Africa: Trade Mark Articles  from Spoor and Fisher
South Africa: Trade Marks  definition - requirements to be registrable - use - infringement - assignment as security - names & trading styles  from Spoor and Fisher
South Africa: Trade Marks in South Africa  the 1993 Act  from Spoor and Fisher
Spain: Guía de la marca Trademark guide  from Legismark (in Spanish)
Spain: Marcas  Trademarks - Qué es una Marca - Manual informativo - Lista de clases - Tasas - Ejemplo de solicitud - Formulario de solicitud de Marca  from OEPM (in Spanish)
Sudan: Summary of the Trademark Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Sweden: Trademark Home Page  trademark information  by Mikael Pawlo
Sweden: Trademarks  general information, application, registration and fees  from Swedish Patent and Registration Office
Swiss Commercial Gazette, Trademark Section
Swiss trademark registration  The essentials in a nutshell
Switzerland: Die Schweizerische Markeneintragung  Das Wichtigste in Kürze (in German)
Switzerland: Le dépôt d'une marque suisse   L'essentiel en deux mots (in French)
Syria: Principal Trademark Statutes   from Walid Nasser
Syria: Summary of the Trademark Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Taiwan Trademark FAQ  from Saint-Island (in Chinese BIG5)
Thailand: Intellectual Property  Copyrights - Trademarks  from Tilleke & Gibbins
Thailand: Law Relating to Protection of Intellectual Property in Thailand  from Trademark Protection Group (Thailand) Ltd
Thailand: Trademark  Protection of Well-known Marks - Application for Registration of Trademark and Service Mark Licensing Agreements  from Dept. of Intellectual Property
Thailand: Trademark Anti-Counterfeiting: New Strategies  from Tilleke & Gibbins
Thailand: Trademark FAQs  from Trademark Protection Group (Thailand) Ltd
Thailand: Trademarks Registration Procedure  from Dept. of Intellectual Property
Tunisia: Summary of the Trademark Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Turkey: Legislation in Turkey for Protection of Geographical Signs  from Turkish Patent Institute
Turkey: Legislation in Turkey for Protection of Trademarks  from Turkish Patent Institute
UAE: Principal Trademark Statutes   from Walid Nasser
UAE: Summary of the Trademark Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
UK: How to register a new trade mark in the UK  from the UK Patent Office
UK: Trade mark dilution - the parting of the ways?  Anselm Kamperman Sanders considers the White Paper on Reform of the UK Trade Mark Law
UK: Trademarks  a basic guide  from the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
US: Basic Facts About Trademarks  from US Patent and Trademark Office
US: Collective Marks and Certification Marks  from Thomas L. Bohan & Associates
US: Conducting a Trademark Search   from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: "Domain-ia": The Growing Tension Between the DNS and Trademark Law  by Alexander Gigante
US: Domain Name Liability and Litigation Strategy: Who or What to Sue  by Elizabeth H. Cohen  from Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn, PLLC
US: Domain Name Disputes: Trademark Dilution to the Rescue  from The New York Law Journal reprinted by Law Journal Extra!
US: Domain Names and Trademarks: At the Intersection  from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
US: Domain Names Ruled Subject to Trademark Law  from FindLaw
US: Don't Monkey Around  Failing to do a thorough trademark search could lead to something less than a barrel of laughs  from Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
US: Federal Dilution Trademark Law  Effective Date, Summary & Guidelines, Dilution - Definition, Remedy - Injunctive Relief, First Amendment Concerns  from Ladas & Perry
US: Federal Trademark Dilution Act  general explanation of the law and how it will impact trademark law  from McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe LLP
US: Frequently Asked Questions About Trademarks  from US Patent and Trademark Office
US: How Federal Trademark Registration Works  What you need to know to secure protection for your trademark under federal law   from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: Internet Domain Names and Trademark Law  from Wells, St. John, Roberts, Gregory & Matkin P.S.
US: How the Law Protects Trademarks  how trademark laws protect different types of marks   from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: Lanham Act, The  Alive and Well After 50 Years - history of the U.S. Trademark Act  from International Trademark Association
US: Marking Requirements   from International Trademark Association
US: Notion of Trademarks and Trademark Law  A different kind of "intellectual" property - Trademark rights  from Thomas L. Bohan & Associates
US: Primer on Trademark Law and Internet Addresses  from John Marshall Journal of Computer and Information Law
US: Questions And Answers About Trademarks  from Seek Information
US: Registering a Trademark  from Ladas and Perry
US: Remedies in Internet Domain Name Trademark Lawsuits  from Oppedahl & Larson
US: Researching Trademarks  by Susan E. Gindin
US: Reviewing the Basics of Trademark Law  from Wheat, Smith & Beres, PLC
US: Review of Basic Principles of Trademark Law  by Baila H. Celedonia
US: Strategic Patent Counseling  for patent attorneys: questions to investigate in order to set forth a strategy  from Cooley Godward LLP
US: Trademark  overview from Cowan Law Links
US: Trademark Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual  from US Patent & Trademark Office
US: Trademarks Along the Infobahn  A First Look at the Emerging Law of Cybermarks  by Dan L. Burk  from Richmond Journal of Law & Technology
US: Trademark Clearance   from International Trademark Association
US: Trademark Dilution and the Internet  by Stephen J. Davidson and Nicole A. Engisch
US: Trademark Electronic Application System  File a trademark or service mark application electronically over the internet
US: Trademark FAQ  from Fisher Creative Group
US: Trademark Infringement and Statutory Redress   from International Trademark Association
US: Trademark Issues in Cyberworld  from Mercer Business Magazine
US: Trademark Law  from BitLaw
US: Trademark Law for Webmasters  by Timothy J. Walton
US: Trademark Law Lost in Cyberspace: Trademark Protection for Internet Addresses  by Kenneth Sutherlin Dueker  from Harvard Journal of Law & Technology
US: Trademark Licensing   from International Trademark Association
US: Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure  from Bitlaw
US: Trademark Misuse: Applying The Trademark Misuse Doctrine To Domain Name Disputes  from Leonard, Street and Deinard
US: Trademark or Trade Name?  from Thomas L. Bohan & Associates
US: Trademark Protection For Internet Domain Names  from The Computer Law Association
US: Trademark Qs and As  from Brown, Pinnisi & Michaels, PC
US: Trademark: Registration, Infringement and Dilution  from FindLaw
US: Trademark Registration of Internet Domain Names  Sept. 29, 1999, Marks Composed, in Whole or in Part, of Domain Names  from US Patent & Trademark Office
US: Trademarks  a complete guide  from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: Trademarks  Alerts and articles written by Arent Fox attorneys on trademarks
US: Trademarks  General Trademark Information  from PTC World
US: Trademarks  Primer on trademarks from Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP
US: Trademarks  Prerequisites - Benefits - Registration - Proper Use - Notice of Registration - Term & Scope of Protection - the Internet - Trade Names  from Berry and Seed LLP
US: Trademarks & Business Goodwill  from Franklin Pierce Law Center
US: Trademark Search, The   from Thomas L. Bohan & Associates
US: Trademarks FAQ  from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: Trademarks - Frequently Asked Questions  from marksonline
US: Trademarks in Electronic Commerce  By Richard Lucash from Lucash, Gesmer & Updegrove Nov 1997
US: Trademarks on the Internet  from BitLaw
US: Trademark Searching Tutorial  from the Patent and Trademark Depository at the Richard W. McKinney Engineering Library, the University of Texas at Austin
US: Trademarks & Service Marks  General - Acquiring trademark and service mark rights - Registering a Domain Name - European Union Trademarks  from Cerebalaw
US: Trademarks, The Value of Name-Calling  from Workman, Nydegger & Seeley
US: Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure  from US Patent & Trademark Office
US: Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules, Miscellaneous Changes  37 CFR Parts 2 and 3  from US Patent & Trademark Office
US: Trademark Trouble  Guide to trademarks: definition - how to get - Federal Trademark Registration - Term - Registration - Applying - "TM," "SM" and "®" Symbols  from Lawgirl.com
US: Types of Trademarks  Trademarks, service marks, certification marks, collective marks, trade dress   from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: What Can You Use to Make Your Mark?  Registrable Marks - Marks That Cannot Be Registered  from Thomas L. Bohan & Associates
US: What Website Builders Need to Know About Trademark Law   from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: When ® Should and Should Not Be Used   from Cowan Law Links
US: Who can stake a claim in Cyberspace - domain names & trademarks  by Michael Leventhal, Attorney at Law
US: WWW Multimedia Law  copyright - trademark - licensing - web law
US: Your Trademark: Do's and Don'ts  from Brown, Pinnisi & Michaels, PC
Vietnam: Appellation of Origin  definitions and explanation of registration procedures  from National Office of Intellectual Property
Vietnam: Trademark  definitions and explanation of registration procedures  from National Office of Intellectual Property
Vietnam: Trademark Protection in Vietnam  from Foley, Hoag & Eliot
Yemen: Summary of the Trademark Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property

Trademark Law

--International Conventions--

Madrid System

--National Acts and Laws--

Algeria: Trademarks Protection Law  law No. 66-57 issued on 19 Mar, 1966  courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Andorran Trademark Law
Australia: Trade Marks Act  1995
Austria: Trademark Law  Markenschutzgesetz BGBl 1970/260 - WV (in German)
Belarus: Law on Trademarks and Service Marks  2181-XII, Feb 5, 1993
Bhutan: Trade Mark Law  The Industrial Property Regulation 1997 courtesy Lall Lahiri & Salhotra
Brazil: Trademark Laws (in Portuguese)
Bulgaria: Trademark and Geographical Designation Law  1999 (in Bulgarian)
Canada Trademark Act
Canada: Trade-mark Regulations  1996
China: Implementing Regulations under the Trademark Law
China: Trademark Law
China: Trademark Law  alternate site  from China Today
Croatia: Trademark Law
Croatia: Law on the protection of geographical indications of products and services
Czech Republic: Decree of the Industrial Property Office to implement the Law on Trademarks
Czech Republic: Law on Trademarks
Czech Republic: Law concerning the Protection of Appellations of Origin of Products
Danish Trademark Act  Act No. 341 of June 6, 1991 including the amendments which follow from Act No. 1201 of 27th December 1996
Egypt: Trademark Law  No. 57 Of 1939 courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
EU: Council Regulation on the Community trade mark  Dec 20 1993
French Trademark Law  [Marques de fabrique, de commerce ou de service et autres marques distinctifs] (in French)
German Trademark Law  courtesy Transpatent (in German)
German Trademark Ordinance  ordinance for the execution of German trademark law, courtesy Transpatent (in German)
Hong Kong Trade Marks Ordinance  Cap 43

Hong Kong: New Trade Marks Ordinance  to replace Cap 43, Gazetted 16 April 1999 in MS Word format
Hungary: Law on the Protection of Trademarks and Geographical Indications Law No. XI of 1997 for application filed after 01/07/97
Hungary: Law on Trademarks  No. IX. of 1969 for application filed before 01/07/97

Iceland: Trade Marks Act  No. 45/1997
India: Trade and Merchandise Marks Act  1958

Iran: Amended Regulations for the Implementation of the Trademarks and Patents Registration Act  Tir 1, 1310
Iraq: Trademarks & Indications Law  No. 21 Of 1957 With Amendments  courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Italy: Trade Marks Act  R.D. 21 giugno 1942, n. 929. Testo delle disposizioni legislative in materia di marchi registrati. Integrato dal D.Lgs. 4 dicembre 1992, n. 480 (in Italian)
Italy: Trade Marks Regulations  D.P.R. 8 maggio 1948, n. 795. Testo delle disposizioni regolamentari in materia di marchi registrati. TITOLO I - Atti per la registrazione (in Italian)
Japan: Trademark Law

Jordan: Trademarks Law  Law No.33 For The Year 1952  courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Korea, Republic of: Trademark Law
Lebanon: Trademark Law  Part 3 of the System of Commercial and Industrial Property Rights  courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Libya: Trademarks Law  Law No. 40 Of 1956 courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Lithuania: Law on Trademarks and Service Marks
Mexico: Trademark Law [Ley de las Marcas y de los Avisos y Nombres Comerciales] (in Spanish)
Morocco: Trade & Industrial Marks Law  courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
New Zealand Trade Marks Act
New Zealand: Trade Marks Regulations  1954
Oman: Law Of Trademarks & Trade Indications  courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Philippines: Law on Trademarks, Service Marks and Tradenames
Romania: Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications [Lege privind marcile si indicatiile geografice] 1998 (in Romanian)
Romania: Regulations for the Implementation of the Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications 1998 (in Romanian)
Russia: Legislation on Trademarks  courtesy Russian Patent Bureau

Russia: Trademark and Service Mark Law  1992 (in Russian)
Slovak Republic: Law concerning the Protection of Appellations of Origin of Products No.159 of December 12, 1973
Slovak Republic: Law on Trademarks  6th February 1997
Spain: Trademark Law  Ley 32/1988 de 10 de noviembre de 1988, de Marcas (in Spanish)
Spain: Trademark Regulation  Real Decreto 645/1990 de 18 de Mayo de 1990, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento para la ejecución de la Ley 32/1988 (in Spanish)
Sudan: Trademarks Act  1969 Act No.8  courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Swiss Trademark Law [Markenschutzgesetz]  in .pdf format (in German)
Syria: Trademarks Law  courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Taiwan: Trademark Law  Dec 22, 1993
Taiwan: Trademark Rules  Jul 17, 1994  courtesy Saint Island International Patent and Law Offices
Thailand: Trademarks Act B.E.2534 1991
Tunisia: Trademarks Law  courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
UAE: Trade Marks Law  Federal Law No. 37 for the year 1992 courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
UK: Community Trade Mark (Fees) Regulations  1995 S.I. 1995 No. 3175 courtesy Mike Lynd, Edward Evans & Co., London
UK: Trade Descriptions Act  1968  Ch. 29  courtesy Mike Lynd, Edward Evans & Co., London
UK: Trade Marks Act  1994 courtesy Mike Lynd, Edward Evans & Co., London
UK: Trade Marks (Claims to Priority from Relevant Countries) Order  1994 SI 1994 No. 2803 courtesy Mike Lynd, Edward Evans & Co., London
UK: Trade Marks (Customs) Regulations  1994 S.I. 1994 No. 2625 courtesy Mike Lynd, Edward Evans & Co., London
UK: Trade Marks (International Registration) Order  1996 S.I. 1996 No. 714 courtesy Mike Lynd, Edward Evans & Co., London
UK: Trade Marks Rules  1994 S.I. 1994 No. 2583 courtesy Mike Lynd, Edward Evans & Co., London
U.S. Trademarks Acts  United States Code, Title 15, Chapter 22, also known as the Lanham Act of 1946, as amended
U.S. Trademark Amendments Act  1999in .pdf format
U.S. Trademark Law Rules of Practice & Federal Statutes  37 C.F.R., Second Edition, Revision 1, Dec 1998

Uruguay: Trademark Law  Marcas de Fabrica, Commercio y Agricultura Ley 9.956 Oct 1, 1940 (in Spanish)
Uruguay: Trademark Standards Act  Dictanse Normas Relativas a las Marcas Ley 17.011 Sep 15, 1998 (in Spanish)

--State Acts and Laws--
 

US: Alaska Statutes, Competitive Practices and Regulation of Competition, Registration of Marks  Title 45, Chapter 50

US: Arkansas Trademark Statute, Trademarks and Labels  ARK. CODE ANN., Title 4, Chap. 71, from Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP
US: California Codes, Business and Professions Code, Trademark Law  Section 14200-14212
US: Connecticut General Statutes, Trade Regulations, Tradenames and Trademarks  Title 35, Charpter 620 and 621
US: Florida Statutes, Registration of Trademarks and Service Marks  Title XXXIII, Chapter 495
US: Georgia Trademark Law  Code 10-1-440 G
US: Idaho Trademark Statutes  Section 48, Title 501-518
US-Indiana: Trademarks  Title 24, Article 2
US-Maine: Trademarks and Names, Registration and Protection of Marks  Title 10, Part 4, Chapter 301-A
US: Minnesota Statutes, Assumed Names, Insignia, and Marks  Chapter 333
US-New Hampshire: Model State Trademark Act  Title 31, Chapter 350A
US-North Carolina: Trademark Act  Chapter 80, Article 1
US-Rhode Island: Registration and Protection of Trademarks  Chapter 6-2
US: Texas Business and Commerce Code, TrademarksTitle 1, Part IV, Chapter 93
US: Utah Code, Trademarks and Service Marks  Title 70 -- Chapter 03
US: Vermont Statutes, Commerce and Trade, Trademarks; Registration of Name or Mark  Title 9, Chapter 71
US-Virginia: Registration and Protection of Trademarks and Service Marks  Title 59.1, Chapter 6.1
US: West Virginia Code, Regulation of Trade, Trademarks in General  Chapter 47, Article 2
US: Wisconsin Statutes, Trademarks, Badges, and Labelled Products  Chapter 132, Section 132.001 et seq  in .pdf format
US: Wyoming Trademark Act  W.S. 40-1-101 through 40-1-116

Trademark Offices

--International and National--

go to Patent and Trademark Offices

--State--

US: Alabama Secretary of State, Lands and Trademarks
US: Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development, Corporations Section, Registration/Renewal of Trademark  in .pdf format
US: Arizona Secretary of State, Trademarks and Tradenames
US: Arkansas Secretary of State, Trademark Registration
US: California Secretary of State, Business Filings Section, Trademarks And Service Marks Unit
US: Colorado Secretary of State, Trademarks
US: Connecticut Secretary of State, Trade and Service Mark
US: Delaware Division of Corporations
US: Florida Division of Corporations
US: Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division, Trademark Section
US: Hawaii Department of Commerce, Business Registration Division, Trade Names, Trademarks or Service Marks
US: Idaho Secretary of State, Trademark Division
US: Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Trademark
US: Indiana Secretary of State, Trademarks
US: Kansas Secretary of State, Corporations Division
US: Kentucky Secretary of State, Trademarks
US: Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division, Corporations Section
US: Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions, Marks Guide
US: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division, Trademark and Service Mark
US: Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services, Corporation Division, Trademark, Service Mark and Insignia
US: Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Services, Trade and Service Marks
US: Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services, Trademarks  in MS Word format
US: Montana Secretary of State, Business Services
US: Nebraska Secretary of State, Corporations Division
US: Nevada Secretary of State, Document on Demand Service
US: New Hampshire Secretary of State, Corporation Division
US: New Jersey Division of Revenue, Business Services, Trademarks/Service Marks Unit
US: New Mexico Secretary of State, Operations Division, Trademarks and Service Marks
US: New York Department of State, Miscellaneous State Records, Trademark/Service Mark
US: North Carolina Secretary of State, Trademarks Section
US: North Dakota Secretary of State, Business Information and Registration
US: Ohio Secretary of State, Business Services, Marks and Names
US: Oklahoma Secretary of State, Trademark Registration  in .pdf format
US: Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division, Business Registry, Trademarks and Service Marks
US: Pennsylvania Department of State, Registration of a Trademark
US: Rhode Island, Department of State, Secretary of State’s Office
US: South Carolina Secretary of State
US: South Dakota Secretary of State, Trademarks Division
US: Tennessee Department of State, Division of Business Services, Trademarks
US: Texas Secretary of State, Trademark
US: Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations & Commercial Code, Trademark/Service Mark
US: Vermont Secretary of State, Trademark Registration
US: Virginia State Corporation Commission, Division of Securities and Retail Franchising, Trademarks
US: Washington Secretary of State, Corporations Division, Trademarks
US: West Virginia Secretary of State, Corporations Division, Trademarks & Service Marks
US: Wisconsin Secretary of State, Trademarks/Trade Names
US: Wyoming Secretary of State, Coporations, Trademarks

Trademark Searchable Databases - no fee
 

Australian Trade Marks Database
Canadian Trademark Database
French Trademark Database [Icimarques] (in French)
Hungarian Trademark Database
Japanese Trademark Database
New Zealand Trade Mark Search
Taiwan Trademark Search System  requires Big 5 Chinese viewer or software (in Chinese)
UK Trade Mark Status Enquiry Database
US Trademark Database
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