Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 482 > Part II - Trade Names

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Applicant: includes the person filing an application for registration of a trade name or mark under this chapter, and the legal representatives, successors, or assigns of such person. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 482-1
• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Director: means the director of the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 482-1
• Entity: means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or any other type of business entity recognized in this State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 482-1
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Mark: includes any trademark or service mark, entitled to registration under this chapter whether registered or not. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 482-1
• Trade name: means any name used by a person to identify a business or vocation of such person. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 482-1
• Use: means the bona fide use of a mark in the ordinary course of trade, and not made merely to reserve a right in a mark. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 482-1