Trademarks
What Is a Trademark or Servicemark?
A trademark is a word, name, symbol, or device that is used in trade with goods to indicate the source of the goods and to distinguish them from the goods of others. A servicemark is the same as a trademark except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a product. The terms “trademark” and “mark” are commonly used to refer to both trademarks and servicemarks.
Trademark rights may be used to prevent others from using a confusingly similar mark, but not to prevent others from making the same goods or from selling the same goods or services under a clearly different mark. Trademarks that are used in interstate or foreign commerce may be registered with the USPTO.
The registration procedure for trademarks and general information concerning trademarks can be found in the separate book entitled “Basic Facts about Trademarks.” United States Patent and Trademark Office – An Agency of the Department of Commerce.
For more information visit: https://www.uspto.gov/patents-getting-started/general-information-concerning-patents#heading-2
Darryl W. Shorter is a licensed attorney registered with the USPTO. He has the experience and engineering background necessary to determine the protectability and/or licensing of your trademark. He has years of experience in drafting and prosecuting trademark applications and IP licensing. His clients include individual entrepreneurs and large and small businesses.
Cite: https://www.uspto.gov/patents-getting-started/general-information-concerning-patents#heading-2