RELATED GOODS
April 24, 2013INTERVIEW WITH AN INVESTIGATOR
April 24, 2013SPECIFICATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES
What is the significance of the prefatory language (that is, the wording preceding “namely”) in the identification of goods and services? This article, titled The Role of Prefatory Language in the Identification of Goods and Services in U.S. Trademark Applications and Registrations, published in the October, 2011 edition of Intellectual Property Today magazine, posits that while such wording can serve a notice function, it arguably does not have any legally cognizable significance in defining the scope of the trademark claims.
