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Medieval and Renaissance trademarks
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Medieval and Renaissance trademarks
Twelfth century: Trade guilds begin to use distinguishing marks.
Thirteenth century: Bell makers start using marks. Watermarks first appear in Italy.
1266: Earliest English law on trademarks: The Bakers Marking Law. Some bakers stamp a mark on the bread, others prick it.
1353: Statute passed enabling merchants whose goods had been pirated to provide evidence of ownership using marks.
1365: The Cutlers obtain protection for their monopoly and their marks in London, requiring registration with city officials.
1373: Bottle-makers are required to place a mark on bottles and other vessels for identification purposes.
1452: Earliest known trademark litigation: A widow is granted the use of her husband’s mark.
1618: First recorded case of trademark infringement (Southern v. How). A cloth manufacturer is found guilty of appropriating the mark of another clothier and using it on lower quality material.
Twelfth century: Trade guilds begin to use distinguishing marks.
Thirteenth century: Bell makers start using marks. Watermarks first appear in Italy.
1266: Earliest English law on trademarks: The Bakers Marking Law. Some bakers stamp a mark on the bread, others prick it.
1353: Statute passed enabling merchants whose goods had been pirated to provide evidence of ownership using marks.
1365: The Cutlers obtain protection for their monopoly and their marks in London, requiring registration with city officials.
1373: Bottle-makers are required to place a mark on bottles and other vessels for identification purposes.
1452: Earliest known trademark litigation: A widow is granted the use of her husband’s mark.
1618: First recorded case of trademark infringement (Southern v. How). A cloth manufacturer is found guilty of appropriating the mark of another clothier and using it on lower quality material.
