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Trademark registrations, 1894-1959

Trademarks from products sold in Georgia from 1894 to 1959

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Date of Original
1894/1959

Subject
Trademarks--Georgia
Commercial art--Georgia

Location
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018

Medium
service marks
texts (document genres)
trademarks

Description
These volumes are the recorded copy of official trademarks and union labels of goods sold or distributed in Georgia and represent their registration with the State of Georgia, 1894-1959. Included are early trademarks and logos of many familiar products such as Coca-Cola, Goodyear, Listerine, Canada Dry, Palmolive, Walgreen, Wonder Bread, Chanel No. 5, RCA, Dr. Scholl's, Wheaties, Amoco, Snickers, Pyrex, Betty Crocker, and Krispy Kreme. In 1893, Georgia passed a law which protected from counterfeiting official trademarks and union labels, which are used primarily in advertising and product branding. Persons, associations or unions that had adopted a trademark or label could register it with the Secretary of State by submitting two copies or facimiles and receiving a certificate of record from the Secretary of State's Office. The certificate of record served as legal proof of adoption in lawsuits and prosecutions within the state. Companies doing business in Georgia registered their trademarks and labels with the Secretary of State as their only legal protection against counterfeiting within the state until the passage of the Lanham Act by the United States Congress in 1946 provided them with protection nationwide.

Metadata URL
http://cdm.georgiaarchives.org:2011/cdm/landingpage/collection/trade

Rights Holder
This collection is provided for reference and educational purposes only, and images may be downloaded only for personal and educational use. Under no circumstances will the Georgia Archives give permission to publish.
Students may include images in reports, for instance, and teachers may use the images in the classroom, if the following credit line is included with the image: Courtesy of the Georgia Archives. Each image has a "Cite as" field in the Document Description. Users can form a complete citation by combining the "Title" and "Cite as" fields for the individual image.
Usage Note: Publication is prohibited. Trademarks and logos may still be covered by copyright.

Holding Institution
Georgia Archives

Medium service marks

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