California Business and Professions Code

§ 14202

BPC § 14202 Effective Jan 1, 2008Div. 6 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a)“Trademark” means any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, used by a person to identify and distinguish the goods of that person, including a unique product, from those manufactured or sold by others, and to indicate the source of the goods, even if that source is unknown.

(b)“Service mark” means any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, used by a person to identify and distinguish the services of that person, including a unique service, from the services of others, and to indicate the source of the services, even if that source is unknown. Titles, character names used by a person, and other distinctive features of radio or television programs may be registered as service marks notwithstanding that they, or the programs, may advertise the goods of the sponsor.

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Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 711, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.