I Love Bonaire ®
Is a registered trademark and use without prior permission from its owner is Illegal!!!!
What is a Trademark?
A
distinctive design, picture, emblem, logo or wording (or combination)
affixed to goods for sale to identify the manufacturer as the source of
the product and to distinguish them from goods sold or made by others.
Words
that merely name the maker (but without particular lettering) or a
generic name for the product are not trademarks. While a trade mark may
exist from its first use, it is wise to register a trademark with the
Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland Patent and Trade Mark Office to prove
its use and ownership, or register it with the BBIE - BOIP. Trademarks
last as long as they are used and there are up-dated re-registrations.
"Use" means placing the mark on a regular basis on goods manufactured
and/or sold, and not abandoning the trademark by not placing it on new
goods made or sold.
Patent
law specialists can conduct a search for similar trademarks to avoid
the costs of wasting time and money on adopting an existing trademark
owned by another. Use of another's trademark (or one that is confusingly
similar) is infringement and the basis for a lawsuit for damages for
unfair competition and/or a petition for an injunction against the use
of the infringing trademark
