Tea_Rose_–_Rectanus_doctrine
Tea Rose – Rectanus doctrine
Common law rule of United States trademark law
The Tea Rose-Rectanus doctrine or remote, good-faith user doctrine[1] is a common law rule of United States trademark law that determines the geographic scope of rights. The doctrine allows a junior user of a mark that is geographically remote from the senior user of the mark to establish priority over a senior user's claim to the mark in the junior user's area.[2] The constructive use and notice sections of the Lanham Act limited the applicability of this doctrine.[3]