• right to a trademark – право на товарный знак
• exclusive right to a trademark – исключительное право на товарный знак
• protectable trademark – охраноспособный товарный знак
См. также: transition period, trained soldier, trace of a crime, train of thought
unfair competition. Unjust and often illegal attempt to gain unfair competitive advantage through false, fraudulent, or unethical commercial conduct. Examples include below-cost selling, counterfeiting or imitation, dumping, misleading advertising, rumor mongering, trademark or trade secret infringement. (BusinessDictionary)
Licensors use license agreements to grant their licensees the right to use certain intellectual property, including software, trademarks, service marks, inventions, and patents. Besides the property being licensed and the royalty rates, license agreements can also include representations, warranties, termination provisions, terms of indemnification and dispute resolution clauses. (contracts.onecle.com)
licensing agreement – written contract under which the owner of a copyright, know how, patent, servicemark, trademark, or other intellectual property, allows a licensee to use, make, or sell copies of the original. Such agreements usually limit the scope or field of the licensee, and specify whether the license is exclusive or non-exclusive, and whether the licensee will pay royalties or some other consideration in exchange. (BusinessDictionary)
Sky first challenged Skype's trademark application before the video chat service was bought by Microsoft. (BBC News)
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