A «service mark» is a type of trademark that is protected and regulated under the Lanham Act. Service marks are used to identify and distinguish the services of a person or organization, even a single service, from those of others. See 15 U.S.C. § 1127. Service marks and trademarks have essentially the same purpose and operate in essentially the same way, except that service marks identify the source of services rather than goods. The term «service» refers only to services provided to others; It does not apply to services exclusively available to the performer. A trademark used to distinguish services provided by one person or company from services provided by others. Service marks have the same purpose as trademarks, but they are used to identify services rather than products. A unique and generally non-descriptive trademark or service mark. This can be whimsical or arbitrary or even suggestive and they are usually memorable. Distinctive signs enjoy maximum protection under state and federal laws because they are recognizable and distinguishable as products of a particular manufacturer, such as Coca Cola or Pepsi Cola.
1. A sign, usually in the form of a cross, made in place of his signature by a person who cannot write, during the execution of a transfer or other legal document. This is usually done as follows: a third person writes the man`s name Mark and leaves a space between the Christian name and the surname; In this space, the latter draws the sign or crossed lines, and above the sign is written «being» (or «she») and below it there is «sign». 2. The sign, writing or note affixed to the finished products in order to distinguish them from others and thus appear in the composite «trademark». 3. A token, proof or proof; as in the expression «sign of fraud». 4. A weight used in several parts of Europe and for several commodities, especially gold and silver.
When gold and silver are sold by mark, they are divided into twenty-four carats. 5. A currency from accounts in England and some other countries a coin. The English mark is two-thirds of a pound sterling or 13s. 4d.; and the Scottish mark is equivalent in Scottish currency of account. Enc. Bitter. 6. At the beginning of German and English law. A type of village community that is the lowest unit of the political system; One of the forms of the gens or clan, variously known as «Mark», «Gemeinde», «Com- III Line.» or «Parish». Also land jointly owned by such a community. The union of several of these village communities and their brands or commons forms the next higher political union, the hundred.
Freem. Coinpar. Policy, 110, 117. 7. The word is sometimes used as another form of «trademark,» a retaliatory license. The Lanham Act provides that «titles, character names and other distinguishing features of radio and television programs may be registered as service marks, even if they or the programs may promote the sponsor`s products.» See 15 U.S.C. § 1127. The same trademark may be registered both as a trademark and as a service mark, unless the services provided are too closely related, for example expected or common, related to the sale of goods protected by trademark law. See In re Dr.
Pepper Co., 836 F.2d 508 (Fed. Cir. 1987). A word, name, symbol or device, or a combination thereof, used to identify and distinguish goods or services and to indicate their origin. A trademark used on or in the sale of merchandise is called a trademark. A trademark used in the sale of services is called a service mark. A mark used by a collective group is called a collective mark. 15 USC This term has several acceptances.
1. It is a sign on paper or parchment that replaces a signature usually made by people who do not know how to write. A stamp is now considered a good signature, although the party can write. It is the sign, writing or note that is affixed to manufactured products to distinguish them from others. Mark or Mark, refers to a weight used in several parts of Europe and for several commodities, especially gold and silver. When gold and silver are sold by mark, they are divided into twenty-four carats. Mark is also a currency from accounts in England and a coin in other countries. The English mark is two-thirds of a pound sterling and the Scottish mark has equal value in Scottish funds. n. 1) an «X» made by a person who is illiterate or too weak to sign his full name, which is used in the expression «His sign» or «Your sign».
In the rare cases where this happens, the «X» should be inside or next to a spelling such as «Theresa Testator, her sign.» If the mark is intended as a signature for a will, it must be officially attested (like signatures) to validate the will. (See: will). Supported by Black`s Law Dictionary, Free 2nd ed., and The Law Dictionary.