Inspiration or Imitation

We hope that the previous articles provided enough insights to help you better understand what a trademark is, how you can register and what constitutes infringement. We wrap up our segment on trademarks with interesting trademarks debacles.

Trademark Infringement

What if someone infringes on your registered trademark? Someone imitating or translating your trademark in a manner that alludes to a
connection between your products and theirs may be a cause for great concern–is it an infringement?

Trademark Registration

You have developed a great symbol to be come your trademark. How do you go about registering it? Section 76 of the Industrial Property Act of2010 sets out the process of registering a trademark in Botswana.

Trademarks

A trademark means any visible sign capable of distinguishing goods or services of an enterprise. It can be a word, symbol or sign concerned with or used for the purpose of marketing the products or services.