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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	We're going through a ton of intellectual copyright 'stuff' here at work -- patents, copyrights and trademarks. The only sure way I know of is to hire a team of trademark or copyright attorneys to do the research for you. Of course, that is expensive and you likely don't have that kinda budget. My next advice would be to check the [url=http://www.loc.gov/]library of congress[/url] or the [url=http://www.uspto.gov/]US Patent and Trademark Office[/url]. Here, I just found your question answered (from [url=http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/doc/basic/afterapp.htm#legal]this page[/url]) [quote] Can I search for conflicting marks before filing? Yes. You [b]should[/b] search the USPTO records before filing your application to determine if any party is already claiming rights in a particular mark. You may conduct a search on-line at [url=http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=login&p_lang=english&p_d=trmk]http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=login&p_lang=english&p_d=trmk[/url], or by visiting the USPTO Trademark Public Search Library at 2900 Crystal Drive, 2nd Floor, Arlington, Virginia. The library is open between 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Both on-line searching and use of the Public Search Library are free. Additionally, registered and pending trademarks may be searched at a Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL). PTDLs are located throughout the U.S. See PTDL for a listing of their locations, or [url=http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/ptdl/index.html]http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/ptdl/index.html[/url]. Private trademark search firms will conduct a search for a fee. A listing of search firms can be found in the Yellow Pages of local phone directories or through an Internet search. The USPTO cannot assist you in selecting a search firm. You can check the status of any pending application or registration through the Trademark Application and Registration Retrieval (TARR) database, available on-line at [url=http://tarr.uspto.gov]http://tarr.uspto.gov[/url], or by calling the Trademark Status Line at (703) 305-8747. [/quote] There's plenty of information there. Hope it helps. [This message has been edited by mobrul (edited 06-12-2003).] Loading...
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