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What are the benefits of federal registration of a trademark?

The primary benefits of federal registration of a trademark (registration with the USPTO) are: Presumptively exclusive right to use the mark anywhere in the United States; Presumption of validity of the trademark; Presumption of the registrant’s exclusive right to use the trademark in connection with specified classes of goods and services; Public notice of an […]

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What do the TM, SM and ® symbols mean?

TM stands for trademark. SM stands for service mark. ®is reserved for trademarks and service marks that have been registered with the USPTO.

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What is in the public domain?

Anything that is not protected by copyright is in the public domain. This includes: Unprotectable subject matter (facts, information, ideas, methods, processes, inventions, titles, names, slogans, short phrases, common geometric shapes, familiar symbols, unoriginal compilations systems (e.g., ordering things alphabetically), works created by U.S. government employees, natural objects formed or shaped by natural forces without

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