united-states trademark
Does Capitalization/Spacing Affect Trademark Protections
<p>Does the capitalization style/usage or spacing of a registered trademark (wordmark) affect trademark protection?</p>

<p>For example, say the name "MegaCorp" (no space) is a registered trademark with the USPTO. Are capitalization and spacing variations protected as well or must these also be trademarked?</p>

<p>E.g. "Mega Corp", "megacorp"</p>

<h1>No, it does not.</h1>

<p>Trademark protection applies whenever the customer is likely to confuse a name/picture/etc. for a registered trademark. In some jurisdictions, it even goes as far that protection applies whenever it is likely that the marking is associated with the registered trademark.</p>

<p>As Singulaere Entitaet points out, trademark law does not prohibit every single use of a name. For instance, most trademarks are specific to a certain class of products. However, that does not mean that every use outside of this class of products is permitted. The exact details are too complex for a single answer and beyond the scope of htis question.</p>

<p>Source: <a href="http://marklaw.com/index.php/trademark-terms-c/343-trademark-confusion-confusingly-similar-2" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://marklaw.com/index.php/trademark-terms-c/343-trademark-confusion-confusingly-similar-2</a><br>
Source for last sentence of first paragraph: I don't have an online source, but that's the way I learned it in my business administration class.</p>
