Question

Registering your trademark gives you legal title to it the way a deed gives you title to a piece of real estate. Trademarks can be one or many words, sounds or designs used to distinguish the goods or services of one person or organization from those of others. According to information published by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) about trademarks, Select one: a. One can register clearly descriptive marks, such as salty as a descriptor of popcorn. b. The kinds of marks that you may not register include names and surnames, even when the name is also the word or name of a community, city, town or river. c. One can register words or designs that look very similar to a prohibited mark. d. One can register words that are the name of the same goods or services in another language such as: "gelato" (Italian for "ice cream").

Answer 1

Answer: (b) The kinds of marks that you may not register include names and surnames, even when the name is also the word or name of a community, city, town or river.

Explanation: According to the information published by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) about trademarks, you cannot register marks that have names and/or surnames in it such as John, Jennifer, Ricky, etc. Also, a trademark that resemble a prohibited mark, that are the name of the same goods or services in another language, clearly descriptive marks, etc. cannot be registered as trademarks.