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Title:Pan Am in the Air and on the Rails: Historic Transportation Trademarks Are Valuable Intellectual Property Assets
Authors:Karen J. Thoms, William E. Thoms, and Kristi L. Kelly
Publication Date:Oct 2012
Report #:SP-176
TRID #:01454027
Keywords:airlines, history, railroads
Type:Research Report – Staff Papers

Abstract

This paper will discuss a recent example of a trademark from a now-defunct airline that was shown to continue to have significant value because of its familiarity around the world and because of the style of travel that it represents. This paper will also recap a number of additional railway trademark examples that may have similar value. Finally we'll examine some examples of how railroads are defending their intellectual property rights in court.

How to Cite

Thoms, Karen J., William E. Thoms, and Kristi L. Kelly. Pan Am in the Air and on the Rails: Historic Transportation Trademarks Are Valuable Intellectual Property Assests, SP-176. North Dakota State University, Fargo: Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, 2012.

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