### Question
How does MARKS define use in commerce?


### Answer
Under *15 U.S.C. § 1127*, **use in commerce** is defined as:

> 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-TRADE-MARKS > SUBCHAPTER III-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

