Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 6-2 - Registration and Protection of Trademarks

• Applicant: means any person filing an application for registration of a mark under this chapter, his or her legal representatives, successors, or assigns;

  (2)  "Mark" means any trademark or service mark entitled to registration under this chapter whether registered or not;

  (3)  "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, union, or other organization;

  (4)  "Registrant" means any person to whom the registration of a mark under this chapter is issued, his or her legal representative, successors, or assigns;

  (5)  "Service mark" means a mark used in the sale or advertising of services to identify the services of one person and distinguish them from the services of others;

  (6)  "Trade name" means a word, name, symbol, device, or any combination thereof used by a person to identify his or her business, vocation, or occupation and distinguish it from the business, vocation, or occupation of others;

  (7)  "Trademark" means any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination of them, adopted and used by a person to identify goods made or sold by him or her, and to distinguish them from goods made or sold by others;

  (8)  For the purposes of this chapter, a trademark is deemed to be "used" in the state:

  (i)  On goods when it is placed in any manner on the goods or their containers or the displays associated with the goods or their containers, or on the tags or labels affixed to them, and the goods are sold or otherwise distributed in the state; and

  (ii)  On services when it is used or displayed in the sale or advertising of services, and the services are rendered in the state. See Rhode Island General Laws 6-2-1

• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15