Yachtmaster Trademark

[Cornishman]

The RYA has registered the word Yachtmaster and its variants (eg Yacht Master or Yacht-master) so that it is now protected in this country. The RYA has also applied for a European Community trademark.

Details of the trademark are on http:/webdb4.patent.gov.uk/tm/text

This explains why the RYA has that funny looking letter R inside a circle (sorry, can't reproduce it here) each time they use the word in any publications from now on.

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[Jools_of_Top_Cat]

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[Sybarite]

Some of the registrations are in the name of Rolex.

I am surprised though. I am pretty sure that you would not be able to register such common usage words as Yacht-master (or its constituent parts) in France, simply because a yacht and a master (of a vessel) are fairly commonplace every day names.

Maybe somebody should try registering "car driver" and see what the result is!

John

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[rich]

Hermees®!!!!!

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[3reefs]

Inverted Cone

The inverted cone is the international signal for "RYA Yachtmaster Examiner On Board".

Could become part of the RYA's Trademark?

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[pugwash]

Tall Ship too

You'd be surprised. In the US even "tall ship" is a registered trade mark.

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[Cornishman]

You would have to register Car Driver - not car driver, which in essence is what he RYA has done with Yachtmaster

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