Trademarks can be registered with the Patent and Trademark Office. There
is a review process before the PTO officially sanctions the mark. The
registrations are first published in PTO's Official Gazette, and then in
a searchable database maintained by PTO. However, not all trademarks
are registered because it is not a requirement of the law. You can
find the database at http://www.uspto.gov/
If you go to this site, you can also find information about how to
register a trademark.
Good luck!
--Carrie Russell
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 08:38:37 -0500
From: Bonnie Fulmer <fulmerb@HS.SUFSD.DCBOCES.ORG>
Subject: GEN: Logo or Trademark copyrights?
Help, Resourceri!
I have a student who has designed a logo that he wants to have
embroidered
on team shirts. Someone who saw his design told him that it is already
in
use, and is copyrighted (trademarked?). How do we find out if "his"
design
is already protected by copyright? Is there a database to search, and
how
would you search for a design, anyway? Does he send his design to
some
government office (address?) and ask to have it trademarked, and let
them
tell him it's already used? How do I help him?
Thanks!
Bonnie
________________ __________________
Carrie Russell, Copyright Specialist
American Library Association
Office for Information Technology Policy
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 403
Washington, DC 20004-1701
(202)628-8421
crussell@alawash.org
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