Protection of unregistered trademarks and other commercial signs
While trade dress rights may be enforced
against third parties under unfair
competition provisions, the scope of
protection afforded to most unregistered
rights is limited to serving as a defence
against claims made by a later registrant
of a similar or identical mark
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