As used in this article, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(1)Class means one of the classes listed in the International Classification
of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks, published by
the world intellectual property organization, as adopted and codified by the United
States patent and trademark office of the United States department of commerce
at 37 CFR 6.1, as amended from time to time, or in any successor classification list
as determined by the secretary of state. (2)Drawing means a pictorial representation of a special form trademark.
(3)Registrant means:
(a)A person who is identified as the registrant in the statement of trademark
registration filed under this article; or
(b)Following the filing of a statement of transfer of tra
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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(1) Class means one of the classes listed in the International Classification
of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks, published by
the world intellectual property organization, as adopted and codified by the United
States patent and trademark office of the United States department of commerce
at 37 CFR 6.1, as amended from time to time, or in any successor classification list
as determined by the secretary of state.
(2) Drawing means a pictorial representation of a special form trademark.
(3) Registrant means:
(a) A person who is identified as the registrant in the statement of trademark
registration filed under this article; or
(b) Following the filing of a statement of transfer of trademark registration, a
person who is identified as the transferee in the statement of transfer of trademark
registration.
(4) Special form trademark means any trademark that is not a standard
character trademark, such as a trademark made up of, or containing, in whole or in
part, one or more special characteristics such as a logo, picture, design element,
color, or style of lettering.
(5) Specimen means a sample of use of the trademark, on or in a medium
acceptable to the secretary of state. A specimen for a trademark for goods must
show the trademark as used on or in connection with the goods in commerce in this
state, such as a label, tag, or container for the goods; a display associated with the
goods; or an imprint on the goods, such as a stamping. A specimen for a trademark
for services must show the trademark as used in connection with the sale or
advertising of the services in commerce in this state.
(6) Standard character trademark means a trademark:
(a) In which the trademark is expressed only in English letters, roman or
arabic numerals, or punctuation marks as may be acceptable to the secretary of
state; and
(b) In which no stylization of lettering or numbers is claimed.
(7) Trademark means a word, name, symbol, device, or any combination
thereof, including packaging, configuration of goods, or other trade dress, used by
a person to identify and distinguish the person's goods or services from those
manufactured, sold, or rendered by others and to indicate the source of the goods
or services, even if that source is unknown.
(8) Transfer includes an assignment and a transfer by operation of law, but
does not include a security interest or a license.
(9) Use in commerce means a bona fide use of a trademark in the ordinary
course of trade, and not made merely to reserve a right in a trademark.