RESEARCH ETHICS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PATENT LAW
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Trademark
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Copyright
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Patent
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Service Mark
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Detailed explanation-1: -A trademark is a sign capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one enterprise from those of other enterprises. Trademarks are protected by intellectual property rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -A trademark is a name, symbol or a distinguishing sign, which is used to identify products or services.
Detailed explanation-3: -What does SM mean? SM stands for service mark (often seen in superscript like this: SM). It functions similarly to the TM symbol, in that it is used to provide notice of a claim of common law rights in a mark, but it is used in connection with a service.
Detailed explanation-4: -A trademark is any word, name, symbol, or design, or any combination thereof, used in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from those of another and to indicate the source of the goods. See 15 U.S.C. ยง 1127.