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Coined terms (Fanciful terms)

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Coined Terms (Fanciful Terms) (Trademark)

These are terms that are invented for the sole purpose of serving as trademarks. Examples include KODAK for photographic equipment, UNIX for a computer operating system, REEBOK for shoes, and XEROX for photocopying equipment. Coined marks receive the highest level of protection, because a coined word has no known meaning and therefore has no possible association with the good or service for which it is used. As a result, infringers of these marks are hard pressed to provide any plausible explanation for their use the mark, leaving the impression that the real reason was in fact a blatant attempt to trade off the goodwill generated by the owner of the trademark.




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