A trademark can be any word, name, symbol or device or any combination of those, adopted and used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify goods and distinguish them from those manufactured or sold by others or by another person on goods produced by his or her labor. Under Vermont law , a trademark cannot be used for services. A trademark is different from a business or trade name.
Trademarks raise issues of federalism.
The statement must be signed under oath by each applicant or by an agent or duly authorized officer. A facsimile of the trademark itself. We may decline to register a trademark for a number of reasons. Flags, coats of arms, or other insignia of the United States or any state, municipality, or foreign country may not be included in the trademark, nor may portraits of living individuals, except with their written consent. Trademarks will be rejected if they might cause confusion or mistake in the minds of the public, if they are scandalous or immoral, or if they merely contain the name of a person or words descriptive of merchandise.