Trademarks are used by producers and operators of goods on the goods they produce, manufacture, process, select or distribute, or by service providers on the services they provide, to distinguish goods or services. Origin, signs with distinctive characteristics consisting of words, graphics, letters, numbers, three-dimensional logos, color combinations, or a combination of the above elements, are the products of modern economic development. In the commercial field, trademarks include words, graphics, letters, numbers, three-dimensional logos and color combinations, as well as combinations of the above elements, which can be applied for registration as trademarks. Trademarks approved and registered by the state are "registered trademarks" and are protected by law. Trademarks protect trademark registrants by ensuring that they have the exclusive right to identify goods or services, or to license others to use them for remuneration.