# TMEP § 1301.01: What Is a Service?

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1301.01

## Section

- **Citation:** TMEP § 1301.01
- **Heading:** What Is a Service?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO TMEP / Chapter 1300 - Service Marks, Collective Marks, and Certification Marks / TMEP § 1301.01

## Text

A service mark can only be registered for activities that
constitute services as contemplated by the Trademark Act.
15 U.S.C.
§§1051
-
1053
,
1127
. The Trademark Act defines the term “service mark,” but it
does not define what constitutes a "service."
Blizzard Ent. Inc. v. Ava Labs,
Inc.
, Ser. No. 91285851, 2024 TTAB LEXIS 259, at *10 (2024) (citing
In re Canadian Pac., Ltd.
, 754 F.2d 992, 994 (Fed. Cir. 1985)).
Many activities are obviously services (e.g., dry cleaning, banking, shoe repairing,
transportation, and house painting).

## Nearby sections

- [TMEP § 1301 Service Marks](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1301.md)
- [TMEP § 1301.01 What Is a Service?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1301.01.md)
- [TMEP § 1301.01(a) Criteria for Determining What Constitutes a Service](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1301.01(a).md)
- [TMEP § 1301.01(a)(i) Performance of a Real Activity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1301.01(a)(i).md)
- [TMEP § 1301.01(a)(ii) For the Benefit of Others](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1301.01(a)(ii).md)
- [TMEP § 1301.01(a)(iii) Sufficiently Distinct from Activities Involved in Provision of Goods or Performance of Other Services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1301.01(a)(iii).md)
- [TMEP § 1301.01(b)(i) Contests and Promotional Activities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1301.01(b)(i).md)
- [TMEP § 1301.01(b)(ii) Warranty or Guarantee of Repair](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1301.01(b)(ii).md)
- [TMEP § 1301.01(b)(iii) Publishing One’s Own Periodical](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1301.01(b)(iii).md)
- [TMEP § 1301.01(b)(iv) Soliciting Investors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1301.01(b)(iv).md)
- [TMEP § 1301.01(b)(v) Informational Services Ancillary to the Sale of Goods](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1301.01(b)(v).md)
- [TMEP § 1301.01(b)(vi) Clinical Trials](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1301.01(b)(vi).md)
- [TMEP § 1301.02 What Is a Service Mark?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1301.02.md)
- [TMEP § 1301.02(a) Matter that Does Not Function as a Service Mark](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1301.02(a).md)

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