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Content-Based Retrieval for Trademark Registration
Multimedia Tools and Applications
  • Jian Kang WU, National University of Singapore
  • Chiam Prong LAM, National University of Singapore
  • Babu M. MEHTRE, National University of Singapore
  • Yunjun GAO, National University of Singapore
  • Arcot Desai NARASIMHALU, Singapore Management University
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
11-1996
Abstract

With ever increasing number of registered trademarks, the task of trademark office is becoming increasingly difficult to ensure the uniqueness of all trademarks registered. Trademarks are complex patterns consisting of various image and text patterns, called device-mark and word-in-mark respectively. Due to the diversity and complexity of image patterns occurring in trademarks, due to multi-lingual word-in-mark, there is no very successful computerized operating trademark registration system. We have tackled key technical issues: multiple feature extraction methods to capture the shape, similarity of multi-lingual word-in-mark, matching device mark interpretation using fuzzy thesaurus, and fusion of multiple feature measures for conflict trademark retrieval. A prototype System for Trademark Archival and Registration (STAR) has been developed. The initial test run has been conducted using 3000 trademarks, and the results have shown satisfaction to trademark officers and specialists.

Keywords
  • content-based retrieval,
  • image database,
  • trademark registration,
  • evaluation of content-based retrieval system,
  • shape features
Identifier
10.1007/BF00393940
Publisher
Springer Verlag
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00393940
Citation Information
Jian Kang WU, Chiam Prong LAM, Babu M. MEHTRE, Yunjun GAO, et al.. "Content-Based Retrieval for Trademark Registration" Multimedia Tools and Applications Vol. 3 Iss. 3 (1996) p. 245 - 267 ISSN: 1380-7500
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/arcotdesai_narasimhalu/36/