Trademarks are symbols that mark a product to show that it comes from a particular source. Some of the earliest trademarks can be dated back to the Roman Empire when blacksmiths would use a trademark to show that they had made a particular sword. Samson is the first company in the United States that used a trademark. Names of Marks The name of a business or company is a trade name. The terms “trade name” and “commercial name” mean any (…)