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4.2.3

Name of claimant(cont'd)

II.

Variant form of claimant's name

d.

Abbreviations, initials, etc.

6.

(cont'd)

(a)

(cont'd)

Examples:(cont'd)

(1)

(cont'd)

Practice:

Reject unless new applica­tion received stating that "Skip-Itch is trade name or accepted alternative designation of claimant.

(2)

In notice:

Trifari

In application:

Trifari, accepted alternative designa­tion and registered trademark of Trifari, Krussman & Fishel, Inc.

Practice:

Accept, but if possible dis­courage reference to trademark in line 1.

(b)

The fact that a trademark or trade name is registered in the Patent Office or elsewhere has no bearing on copyright registration one way or the other.

(c)

To be considered a trade name or accepted alternative designation, a trademark must contain recognizable letters or words. A purely pictorial or graphic mark cannot be considered a "name" for this purpose.

7.

Where the difference between the designation in the notice and the claimant's name is more than a minor variation (see topic 4.2.3.II.a, above), the Office will write for a new application reflecting the re­lationship between the two name, rather resolving the variance itself by annotation.