Principle Letters or words not describing quality of things can be registered as a trade mark Facts ...........

Legal Reasoning Others

Principle: Letters or words not describing quality of things can be registered as a trade mark.

Facts: Ram made an application for registration of alphabet 'B' written in a fancy style as trade mark to be applied on packets and cartons of shoes manufactured by him.

The alphabet 'B' can be registered as trade mark because it describes the quality of things.

The alphabet 'B' cannot be registered as trade mark because it is an English letter.

The alphabet 'B' can be registered as trade mark.

The alphabet 'B' cannot be registered as trade mark because it belongs to humanity.

Explanation:

A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, and/or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others. A service mark is a word, phrase, symbol, and/or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than goods. B will be allotted as a trademark to Ramesh as it does not describe the quality of the things that the trademark shall be used for. The alphabet 'B' can be registered as trade mark.