> I would imagine that it is Trademarked in several places. Trademarks
> don't go beyond borders do they?
>
> We certainly have Brasso in the US. It's one of those products that's
> been around forever.
>
> Chad Fernandez
> Michigan, USA
>
Here's more info than you want to know. The mark is owned by Reckitt & Colman,
now known as Reckitt Benckiser, and fka Reckitt & Sons, a UK company. According
to the company website, it opened its first foreign office in Australia in 1886.
(
http://www.reckitt.com/about/history.cfm) Brasso was originally launched in
1905. The U.S. registration from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office website
(see
http://tess.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=gs1u66.2.1) is below. Note
the first use in commerce date:
Word Mark BRASSO
Goods and Services IC 003. US 004. G & S: polish for pewter, brass,
chrome, copper and stainless steel. FIRST USE: 19050900. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE:
19050900
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 74138002
Filing Date February 11, 1991
Published for Opposition October 22, 1991
Registration Number 1671556
Registration Date January 14, 1992
Owner (REGISTRANT) RECKITT & COLMAN INC. CORPORATION DELAWARE 1655 Valley
Road Wayne NEW JERSEY 07470
Assignment Recorded ASSIGNMENT RECORDED
Prior Registrations 0068712
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Affidavit Text SECT 15. SECT 8 (6-YR). SECTION 8(10-YR) 20020227.
Renewal 1ST RENEWAL 20020227
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