Trademark
The M22 road sign symbol is a protected REGISTERED Trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, an agency of the United States Department of Commerce. Owning the REGISTERED trademark provides several advantages including:
-Constructive notice to the public of the registrant’s claim of ownership of the mark
-A legal presumption of the registrant’s ownership of the mark and the registrant’s exclusive right to use the mark nationwide on or in connection with the goods and/or services listed in the registration
-The ability to bring an action concerning the mark in Federal Court
-The use of the U.S registration as a basis to obtain registration in foreign countries
-The ability to file the U.S. registration with the U.S. Customs Service to prevent importation of infringing foreign goods.
Any attempt to duplicate or infringe upon the REGISTERED Trademark rights of M22 will be prosecuted to the fullest extent in the Court of Law.
