History of Abandonment

	Revision 7 . . June 28, 2001 6:58 am by Lee Daniel Crocker ["Xerox" is still very much a active enforced trademark!]
	Revision 6 . . (edit) June 28, 2001 4:33 am by KoyaanisQatsi

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Abandonment of trademark is understood to happen when a trademark is not used for three or more years, or when it is deliberately discontinued; trademark law protects only trademarks being actively used and defended. A few former trademarks include "Xerox" and "aspirin."

Abandonment of trademark is understood to happen when a trademark is not used for three or more years, or when it is deliberately discontinued; trademark law protects only trademarks being actively used and defended. An example of an abandoned trademark is "aspirin", once a mark of the Bayer? company, now considered a generic term.