Exercises
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Use the ONTAP (ONline Training And Practice) databases indicated to practice your searches.
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Exercise 2
Complete the following exercises and check your answers before you review the Chapter 2 summary.
When you have finished all of the questions, click the "Check Yourself" icon to view correct answers.
1. Which of the following trademark(s) does not exemplify confusing similarity.
| Bugle boy Plutus Monarch Garden Thermawarm Bugle |
Bugler Pluto Butterfly Garden Thermawear Bagel |
2. Write the search statement for a screening search for the following marks:
- Uncle Ben's
- B.O.S.S.
- Red light green light
- Hide 'n Seek
3. What marks can you expect to get from the following:
- ss et=shaq-attaq (Exact Trademark index)
shaqattaq
shaq-attaq
shaq attaqshack attack
shack atak
attackshaq - ss low? and cal? (Basic index)
lowcal
low cal
low-calcallow
low calorie
lowest calorie - ss tr=super? and tr=port? (Rotated index)
supersport
superdupersport
port supersuper xsports
super port
super pork
4. For each proposed new trademark, use the ONTAP TRADEMARKSCAN—U.S. Federal (File 296) database to locate any U.S. trademark records that contain the same or similar words or sounds:
- Love Space
- Blob Boy
- Potato Twist
Check yourself
Click the Check Yourself button to see the answers.
After you have completed all of the exercises and checked your answers, go on to the Summary.