Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1211 – Definitions

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: [PL 1969, c. 503 (NEW).]

1. Article. “Article” means a product as distinguished from its trademark, label or distinctive dress in packaging;

[PL 1969, c. 503 (NEW).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1211

Article: means a product as distinguished from its trademark, label or distinctive dress in packaging;

[PL 1969, c. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1211

Certification mark: means a mark used in connection with the goods or services of a person other than the certifier to indicate geographic origin, material, mode of manufacture, quality, accuracy or other characteristics of the goods or services or to indicate that the work or labor on the goods or services was performed by members of a union or other organization;

[PL 1969, c. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1211

Collective mark: means a mark used by members of a cooperative, association or other collective group or organization to identify goods or services and distinguish them from those of others, or to indicate membership in the collective group or organization;

[PL 1969, c. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1211

Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.

Mark: means a word, name, symbol, device or any combination of the foregoing in any form or arrangement;

[PL 1969, c. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1211

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.

Person: means an individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, unincorporated association, 2 or more of the foregoing having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity;

[PL 1969, c. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1211

Service mark: means a mark used by a person to identify services and to distinguish them from the services of others;

[PL 1969, c. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1211

Trade name: means a work, name, symbol, device or any combination of the foregoing in any form or arrangement used by a person to identify his business, vocation or occupation and distinguish it from the business, vocation or occupation of others. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1211

Trademark: means a mark used by a person to identify goods and to distinguish them from the goods of others;

[PL 1969, c. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1211

2. Certification mark. “Certification mark” means a mark used in connection with the goods or services of a person other than the certifier to indicate geographic origin, material, mode of manufacture, quality, accuracy or other characteristics of the goods or services or to indicate that the work or labor on the goods or services was performed by members of a union or other organization;

[PL 1969, c. 503 (NEW).]

3. Collective mark. “Collective mark” means a mark used by members of a cooperative, association or other collective group or organization to identify goods or services and distinguish them from those of others, or to indicate membership in the collective group or organization;

[PL 1969, c. 503 (NEW).]

4. Mark. “Mark” means a word, name, symbol, device or any combination of the foregoing in any form or arrangement;

[PL 1969, c. 503 (NEW).]

5. Person. “Person” means an individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, unincorporated association, 2 or more of the foregoing having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity;

[PL 1969, c. 503 (NEW).]

6. Service mark. “Service mark” means a mark used by a person to identify services and to distinguish them from the services of others;

[PL 1969, c. 503 (NEW).]

7. Trademark. “Trademark” means a mark used by a person to identify goods and to distinguish them from the goods of others;

[PL 1969, c. 503 (NEW).]

8. Trade name. “Trade name” means a work, name, symbol, device or any combination of the foregoing in any form or arrangement used by a person to identify his business, vocation or occupation and distinguish it from the business, vocation or occupation of others.

[PL 1969, c. 503 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1969, c. 503 (NEW).

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