Christian Education Accreditation Commission common law” trademark logos
Disclaimer, All CEAC logos used for name, documents, courses and registration belongs to CEAC. CEAC does not allow any use of our logos outside of our use and membership use. CEAC logos are protected under common law trademark.
What are Common Law Rights?
An owner may establish rights in a mark without registering the mark, simply by using it in connection with a business or product. These rights are called common law rights, and they provide an owner with the exclusive right to use a mark within a certain geographic area based on their priority use of the mark. When a trademark owner is the first to use a mark, they are referred to as the “senior user.” Anyone who starts using a confusingly similar mark thereafter is called the “junior user.” A senior user of a common law trademark can sue a junior user if the junior user is operating in the same geographic area and using the mark in connection with the same or related goods and/or services.
