### Question
Can you define what use in commerce means?


### Answer
**Use in commerce** is defined as the following in *15 U.S.C. § 1127*:

> the bona fide use of a mark in the ordinary course of trade, and not made merely to reserve a right in a mark

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

