In our day to day as industrial property attorneys, what is the difference between trade name, corporate name and registered trademark is a question that arises frequently.<\/p>\n
Considering each term independently we find that a trade name<\/strong> is a title that grants the exclusive right of using any sign or designation as a company identifier in commercial dealings. Trade names are industrial property titles<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/strong>Trade names are independent from the names of companies<\/strong> which are registered in the mercantile registry as a corporate name.<\/strong><\/p>\n The corporate name<\/strong> is therefore the name and signature by whom a commercial company is known collectively, limited or anonymously.<\/em> It is the legal attribute <\/strong>contained in the deed or constitution document that allows a corporation to identify and demonstrate their legal constitution and to invoice, pay taxes, etc.<\/p>\n However, a registered trademark<\/strong> is any sign capable of being represented graphically which distinguishes in the market goods and \/ or services from the others exclusively.<\/em> The owner of this industrial property right which grant exclusive use may be a natural or legal person whose name does not have to match the name appearing on the trademark register.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In summary, these three concepts presents few differences::<\/p>\n