NCIDQ Becomes a Registered TrademarkJanuary 30, 2008 WASHINGTON, DC - The National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) is now the official owner of federally registered trademarks for its name, logo and the tag line The Mark of a Professional®.
Having registered trademarks grants NCIDQ protection against illegal use of its intellectual property. Anyone found using the property without permission may face criminal charges. The registration enhances NCIDQ's ability to bring action concerning the marks in federal court. A registered trademark can be a word, phrase, symbol or design that distinguishes the source or ownership of the products from another party. Just as a copyright protects printed documents, the registered trademark protects the intellectual property. Having a registered mark not only helps protect creative works from plagiarism or theft, it helps establish a brand and give credibility to the source of the mark. NCIDQ is proud to recognize NCIDQ®, The Mark of a Professional® and its graphic logo as registered trademarks of the USPTO. NCIDQ is an organization of regulatory boards and provincial associations in the United States and Canada whose core purpose is to protect the health, life safety and welfare of the public by establishing standards of competence in the practice of interior design. More information about the organization may be found at www.ncidq.org.
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) approved NCIDQ as the owner of the registered marks NCIDQ®, The Mark of a Professional® and the graphic image of the NCIDQ Logo. The ownership signifies that NCIDQ is the sole proprietor of the trademarks. NCIDQ has also applied for ownership of these items with the Canadian copyright authorities.