L. Paul Bremer, Coalition Provisional Authority

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L. Paul Bremer, Coalition Provisional Authority Order 80: Amendment to the Trademarks and Descriptions Law

Following the definition for “Trademark”, a definition for Service Mark is
added to read as follows: Service Mark – Any sign, or any combination of
signs, used by a person to identify and distinguish the services of one person,
including a unique service, from the services of others and to indicate the source
of the services, even if that source is unknown. Titles, character names, and other
distinctive features of radio or television programs may be registered as service
marks notwithstanding that they, or the programs, may advertise the goods of the
sponsor.
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L. Paul Bremer, Coalition Provisional Authority Order 80: Amendment to the Trademarks and Descriptions Law

Article 8 is amended to read as follows: “Where before any publication is made
two or more persons apply simultaneously for the registration of the same mark or
of identical or similar marks in respect of goods or articles of the same class of
products, the Registrar may suspend all such applications until the renunciation
by one of the disputants is duly attested to or a final decision is made in favor of
one of them.”
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