Show registering ering trade marks mark trade marks were first registered under laws of the united states in 1870 under the act of july 8 1870 during 1870 there were registrations under that law the first thereof no 1 under date of october 25 1870 by averill chemical raint paint company of new york prior to the enactment of such law protection was wag doright to be secured in a few instances through taking out patents tor for designs for trade marks the act of july 8 1870 within a few years was declared void by the united states supreme court trade mark cases as unconstitutional the subsequent act of march 3 1881 was superseded by the act of february 20 1905 which was wag supplemented tilen ted by the acts of may 4 1906 and march 19 1920 all of these three now in force |