doctrine of foreign equivalents

noun

A rule applied in United States trademark under which foreign words are translated into English to determine whether they are registrable as trademarks, or are either descriptive or confusingly similar with existing marks.

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Meanings

noun
  1. lawA rule applied in United States trademark under which foreign words are translated into English to determine whether they are registrable as trademarks, or are either descriptive or confusingly similar with existing marks.
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APA

doctrine of foreign equivalents. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctrine%20of%20foreign%20equivalents

MLA

“doctrine of foreign equivalents.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctrine%20of%20foreign%20equivalents. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doctrine of foreign equivalents,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doctrine%20of%20foreign%20equivalents.

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