Table of Contents

ChapterPage
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]