Trademarks originated from primitive tribes or symbols of personal beliefs. For example, the ancients used a circle to represent the infinity of the universe. The original murals found in caves in southern France can be traced back to10,000 BC. The theme of painting is animals with strong symbolic characteristics, which experts believe can be regarded as the driving force for human beings to design trademarks and signs in the future.
In the 6th century BC, the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras used triangles as a symbol of wisdom, and later Christianity used triangles to represent the Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Ancient civilizations such as ancient Egypt, Babylon, India, Greece, and ancient Rome used various marks on various pottery, metal utensils, and handmade products long ago to facilitate official taxation or as bookkeeping between workshop owners and craftsmen. This is the bud of the trademark.
/kloc-In the 3rd century, various guilds prevailed in the European continent, requiring the goods recognized by guilds to be marked, which played a role in distinguishing producers and already possessed the connotation of modern trademarks. When human beings gradually move from spiritual symbols to utilitarian symbols in the use of symbols, trademarks appear when this symbol is combined with the concept of goods. 1262, the Italians used the water mark (Wa-water _ mark) as the product mark on the paper they made, and the design of water mark even became an important work for the paper technicians at that time.
/kloc-in the 0/9th century, European countries successively established modern trademark systems, and 1804 promulgated the French Code, which provided for the protection of trademark rights for the first time. France became the first country in the world to establish a trademark registration system.