trademarking a makers mark

"Chris Hackett" wrote in message
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It is not surprising the English hallmarking system is very inset in the
English psyche. The origin dates back to 1300 under Edward 1 when he used
the Leopard's head as a mark and this developed over many centuries into
the
hallmarking system they have today. The system is also useful for (other
than keeping people honest) one of identification. Who made the piece and
when and where it was hallmarked. People do make the mistake sometimes of
taking the date letter as the year of manufacture when in fact it is the
year it was hallmarked, something quite different.
It is going to be interesting to see how the hallmarking system changes or
even survives as the UK moves into the European Community.

It's in.

Most EC countries have reciprocal agreements relating to hallmarking.

For example Dutch hallmarks are now acceptable to UK authorities. I checked
last year before I imported some rather nice Dutch jewellery for re-sale.

However, Italian hallmarks are considered less than reliable by the UK
hallmarking agencies.


--
William Black

Who's about seven weeks away from opening his jewellery shop...