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doctrine of foreign equivalents

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
doc-trine of -for-eign e-quiv-a-lents
IPA
50
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
7
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rule applied in United States trademark under which foreign words are translated into English to determine whether they are registrable as trademarks, or are either descriptive or confusingly similar with existing marks.

Phrases

doctrine of equivalents an unrelated doctrine of patent law

Frequently Paired Words

doctrine of equivalents an unrelated doctrine of patent law

Questions

What does doctrine of foreign equivalents mean?
A rule applied in United States trademark under which foreign words are translated into English to determine whether they are registrable as trademarks, or are either descriptive or confusingly similar with existing marks.

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