Trademark
The phrase "mind map" is trademarked by Buzan's company for the specific use for self-improvement educational courses. and the United States. The trademark does not appear in the records of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.
All other uses (not self-improvement educational consulting businesses), it can be freely used (generic term), as was confirmed in 2007 by a UK court.
Psychologist Edward Tolman is credited with the creation of cognitive mapping.
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