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A trademark is a name used by someone to promote themselves, a project, but most usually a product or company.  It is the name associated with the product and the right of the person or company to use that name to their benefit and to protect their investment in building up awareness of a distinctive or quality brand.  Provided goodwill has been established a person may fend off imitators under the law of passing-off.  

If the mark is distinctive and there is an intention to trade, a mark may be registered with the Trade Marks Registry in most countries. Additionally, in circumstances where a mark may not normally be registered (for example where there is no distinctiveness) but where a person has demonstrably used a mark in excess of seven years, the mark may be registered as an honest concurrent user.

Solar Navigator was registered as a trademark in England on 15th May 2001 and in Australia on the 12th February 2006.  However, it has been the trademark of the Solarnavigator project since it's inception in 1993 and other trade mark applications are pending.  General information on how to register a mark may be obtained from the Patent Office on 01633 814000 or via their website: www.patent.gov.uk 

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