See Also: twilight state(medicine)
Protectability Of A Mark(law)
twilight(2)(dictionary)
twilight(1)(dictionary)
Twilight(medicine)
twilight(dictionary)
twilight sleep(medicine)
Twilight Lounge(tourism)
twilight vision(medicine)
Twilight Zone, the(dictionary)

Protectability Of A Mark (law) and twilight state (medicine)


Protectability Of A Mark (law)




A mark is capable of being registered by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and protected in the courts as long as the mark (1) is not being used by someone else; (2) is not forbidden; (3) is distinctive; and (4) is being used in commerce to allow consumers to identify one brand, and distinguish it from others. If a mark is not distinctive, it may still be registered on the Supplemental Register, but it will not receive protection in the courts, nor will it receive the many benefits of a being on the Principal Register.





twilight state (medicine)


twilight state


A condition of disordered consciousness during which actions may be performed without the conscious volition of the individual and with no memory of such actions.

Compare: somnambulic epilepsy.