A trademark is a symbol and/or word(s) used to represent an organization like MA, or a business or its products. Once registered, that same symbol or series of words cannot legally be used by any other organization.
Unlike Copyrights, which do not need to be “registered,” trademarks are registered with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (“U.S. PTO”), and the 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable corporate entity of MA World Services, Inc. owns MA’s trademarks, on behalf of the entire fellowship of MA, as the legal entity responsible for managing the business and financial affairs of MA. (See the Eighth Concept for Service)
MA’s Trademarks are defined as the phrase “Marijuana Anonymous” and the “MA logo” consisting of the letters “MA” inside a triangle (shown below), and includes all word, abbreviation, style, and design variations used to date by MA (the “MA Trademarks”).
