Trademark FAQs - related questions & answers

Question: Why are trademark owners concerned about Meta tags?

Answer:
A meta tag on a web page stores key words describing the web site to a search engine for use when someone searches for one of those keywords.

Question: Can a business's trade name be protected as a trademark?

Answer:
The name that a company uses to identify itself is called a trade name. This is the name the business uses on its letterhead and signage. Trade name is not considered a trademark or entitled to protection under trademark laws.

Question: What constitutes interstate commerce?

Answer:
For goods, "Interstate commerce" involves sending the goods across state lines with the mark displayed on the goods or the packaging for the goods. With services, "interstate commerce" involves offering a service to those in another state or rendering a service which affects interstate commerce.
 

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