U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Website

The USPTO website

https://www.uspto.gov

includes the trademark electronic filing system,

in which applicants, registrants, and parties can electronically file trademark documents

with the USPTO, and a wide variety of information about trademarks.

The Trademark portion of the USPTO website contains all the

information needed for the entire registration process. A customer may search the Trademark

database for potentially conflicting marks using the trademark search system, file

applications and other trademark documents online using the trademark electronic filing

system, check the status of applications and registrations and view the contents of

trademark application and registration records through the Trademark Status and Document

Retrieval (TSDR) web page at

https://tsdr.uspto.gov

.  See

TMEP §104

regarding the trademark search system,

§108.01

regarding

TSDR,

§109.01

regarding

electronic image records, and

§301.01

for further

information about electronic filing.

Trademark information available for download from the USPTO

website includes the federal trademark statute and rules,

Trademark Manual of

Examining Procedure

(TMEP),

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual

of Procedure

(TBMP),

Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services

Manual

(ID Manual),

Federal Register

notices,

Trademark Official Gazette

notices, examination guides, and fee

schedules.

Certified or uncertified copies of trademark documents can also

be purchased over the Internet.  See

TMEP

§111

for further information.

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