Mutilation (Trademark) Law and Legal Definition
Mutilation is the incomplete representation of a mark on the drawing page of an application, as compared to the specimen. The issue of mutilation arises when the mark as depicted in a trademark specimen does not match the mark depicted in the application drawing. The drawing must substantially be an exact representation of the mark as used. When essential and integral subject matter is missing from the drawing, the mark can not be registered.
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