Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title8 COMMERCIAL LAW AND CONSUMER PROTECTION. |
Chapter12. TRADEMARKS, NAMES, MARKS, DEVICES, AND LABELS. |
Article1. General Provisions. |
§8-12-1. Appropriation of trademark to designate origin or ownership.
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One who produces or deals in a particular thing or conducts a particular business may appropriate to his exclusive use, as a trademark, any form, symbol, or name which has not been so appropriated by another to designate the origin or ownership thereof; but he cannot exclusively appropriate any designation, or part of a designation, which relates only to the name, quality, or the description of the thing or business or the place where the thing is produced or the business is carried on.