Appendix 3. 'First-to-Use' Countries

• Author: Christopher P. Bussert - James R. Sims III
• Pages: 360-360

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Appendix 3

“FIRST-TO-USE”

COUNTRIES

Antigua and Barbuda*

Aruba

Australia*

Bahamas*

Bangladesh*

Bermuda*

Brunei*

Burma

Burundi

Canada*

Costa Rica

Cyprus

Dominica*

Fiji*

Gambia

Ghana*

Guyana*

Haiti

Hong Kong*

Iceland

India*

Ireland*

Israel*

Italy

Jamaica*

Kenya*

Latvia

Lebanon

Lesotho*

Macedonia

Malawi*

Malaysia*

Malta*

Mauritius

Monaco

Montserrat*

Myanmar

Namibia*

New Zealand*

Nigeria*

Pakistan*

Panama*

Papua New Guinea*

Puerto Rico*

Rwanda

Saint Maarten

Samoa

Saint Kitts and Nevis*

Saint Lucia*

Seychelles*

Sierra Leone

Singapore*

South Africa*

Suriname

Swaziland*

Switzerland

Tanzania

Trinidad and Tobago*

Turkey

Turks and Caicos*

Uganda*

United Arab Emirates

United States*

Uruguay

Virgin Islands (British)*

Virgin Islands (US)

Western Samoa

Yemen

Zimbabwe*

Trademark rights are primarily established by actually using the mark, and

the first user is generally entitled to a registration over an intervening filer.

An asterisk (*) indicates countries in which proposed use or intent to use

by the applicant is sufficient to allow at least the filing of an application for

registration.

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