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GENERIC MARK

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Trademark law, a word or symbol or term used to describe a product, service or item but don't distinguish the goods or services as being from a specific origin. For example, the term aspirin is now synonymous with a painkilling medication produced by a number of manufacturers but not associated with one. Generic marks do not and cannot receive trademark protection. … [Read more...] about GENERIC MARK

Geo. Int'l Envtl. L. Rev.

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Georgetown International Environmental Law Review … [Read more...] about Geo. Int'l Envtl. L. Rev.

GEREFA

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In Saxon law. Greve, reve, or reeve; a ministerial oflicer of high antiquity in England; answering to the grave or graf (grafio) of the early continental nations. The term was applied to various grades of officers, from the scyre-gerefa, shire-grefe, or shire-reve, who had charge of the county, (and whose title and office have been perpetuated in the modern "sheriff,") down to … [Read more...] about GEREFA

GENERIC NAME

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A trademark name which no longer has a protected status as a result of continuous use as an English word, e.g. thermos, linoleum. May also refer to a term or brand which cannot be trademarked because it is commonly used in language by the public. … [Read more...] about GENERIC NAME

Geo. J. Gender & L.

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Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law … [Read more...] about Geo. J. Gender & L.

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