Pan Am in the Air and on the Rails: Historic Transportation Trademarks Are Valuable Intellectual Property Assets

This paper will discuss a recent example of a trademark from a now-defunct airline that was shown to continue to have significant value because of its familiarity around the world and because of the style of travel that it represents. This paper will also recap a number of additional railway trademark examples that may have similar value. Finally the authors will examine some examples of how railroads are defending their intellectual property rights in court.

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• Summary URL:
  http://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=730
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64346
• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052

  Saint Cloud State University

  720 4th Avenue South
  Saint Cloud, MN  United States  56301
• Authors:
  • Thoms, Karen J
  • Thoms, William E
  • Kelly, Kristi L
• Publication Date: 2012-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Bibliography;
• Pagination: 13p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airlines; History; Railroads
• Uncontrolled Terms: Intellectual property; Trademarks
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Railroads; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01454027
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SP-176
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 15 2012 12:33PM