Scenario 10-2. Kimberly is the mother of three small children, ages four, three, and one. After hours of picking up small toys, she has come up with a wonderful idea. Her new machine would be somewhat like a vacuum cleaner in that it would pick up toys. However, it would have a very large opening so that all toys would fit, within reason. This new machine would then sort the toys according to size and weight into a compartment attached to the machine. Kimberly sees this as a way to reduce hours of time for mothers and day care centers
-In Scenario 10-2, Kimberly registers the name for her invention, Kimberly's Kid PickerUpper. The name now falls into which of the following categories?

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Registering the name of an invention for commercial use, like Kimberly's Kid PickerUpper, classifies it as a trademark. Trademarks protect brand names and logos used on goods and services.