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Copyright and Trademark

Protecting Your Invention with Copyright

Trademark Registration

  • What is a trademark or service mark, and how is it useful?

    A trademark is a brand name: any word, name, symbol, device, or combination that is used, or intended to be used, in commerce to identify and distinguish the services of one provider from those others, and to indicate the source of the services. A trademark is listed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) database of registered and pending trademarks. This provides public notice to anyone searching for similar trademarks. You may use the federal trademark registration symbol, ®, with your trademark to show that you are registered with the USPTO.

  • What is trademark registration?

    Trademark registration is a procedure in which the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) provides a determination of rights based upon legitimate use of the mark. With a federal trademark registration, the registrant is presumed to be entitled to use the trademark throughout the United States for the goods or services for which the trademark is registered.