Secret Trademark Violations
Posted: October 18, 2008 at 3:31 pm | Tags: business, compliance, entry, legal, meta-tags, real, trademarks, unscrupulous
Centuries ago, when unscrupulous competitors tried to pass off their wares for the real deal merchant guilds began to affix “marks” to their goods to avoid confusion among customers and to prevent fraud. These “trademarks,” as they became known, let customers easily identify names they could trust and the origin of the goods they wanted to buy. Today, the Internet has added a vast new dimension to merchant trade and the unscrupulous have again found ways to divert attention from the rea

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Secret Trademark Violations