§ 14259 Common Law Trademark Rights

• •If you use a name or logo for your business honestly and fairly, this law protects your right to keep using it.
• •Even if there’s no official paperwork, if you’ve been using a mark (like a brand name) in good faith, you still have rights to it.
• •This law makes sure that honest business owners don’t lose their rights just because of new rules.

You’ve been selling homemade jam under the name 'Grandma’s Best Jam' for years, but never registered it officially.

This law says you can keep using 'Grandma’s Best Jam' because you’ve been using it honestly, even if someone else tries to claim it later.