April 7, 200521 yr http://www.nolo.com/definition.cfm/term/25...DC991A103DC0C4B trademark A word, phrase, logo, symbol, color, sound or smell used by a business to identify a product and distinguish it from those of its competitors. If the business uses the name or logo to identify a service, such as photo copying, it is called a service mark. In practice, the legal protections for trademarks and service marks are identical http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-0...RM_Exclude=Juno Prosecutors said Hale was furious that Lefkow ordered him to stop using the World Church of the Creator name for his group. Lefkow said the name was trademarked by an Oregon-based church group. Do "churches" have "business" "competitors"? If a "church" is a business with "competitors", should it lose its tax-exempt status?
April 7, 200521 yr This is a murder case. I didn't realize the prosecuting party had to know the legal definition of "trademark" to persecute someone. Nor did I realize the persecuting party is if the position to determine in the church is or is not a business. Trademark*. An officially registered and legally restricted name, symbol or representation, the use of which is restricted to its owner. Its also amazing that things could have more than one definition too. http://www.unmc.edu/ethics/words.html
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