Trademark law is unique. Unlike other intellectual property regimes where the primary concern is protecting the rights holder, trademark law is all about protecting the consumer and maintaining the integrity of the communication exchange between producer and consumer. (That’s why the test for infringement is “likelihood of confusion.”) Unlike patent or copyright laws, which simply create a bundle

As an intellectual property lawyer, a common thing I notice is the public treatment of the terms copyright, trademark, and patent.  In the legal community, each of these phrases represent distinct rights and doctrines of law.  A trademark is a word or symbol that identifies source, a copyright protects original literary or artistic works, and a patent protects