### Question
How is the term service mark defined?


### Answer
The term **service mark** is defined in *15 U.S.C. § 1127* as the following:

> any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof—


(1) used by a person, or


(2) which a person has a bona fide intention to use in commerce and applies to register on the principal register established by this chapter,


  

to identify and distinguish the services of one person, including a unique service, from the services of others and to indicate the source of the services, even if that source is unknown

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 1127*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 22-TRADE-MARKS > SUBCHAPTER III-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

