Copyrights Trademarks are words, names, symbols, devices or any combination of these items that are used in trade to distinguish one source of goods or services from other sources of goods or services.
Trademarks prevent the public from being confused as to the sources of goods or services.
Descriptive trademarks and misdescriptive trademarks should be avoided. The search involves researching whether the desired mark is available for use or whether someone else has already acquired rights in the mark. For a Federal application, if no conflicting registrations are found and the trademark qualifies for registration, a letter is sent to the Applicant regarding the date the mark is to be published in the Official Gazette for Trademarks. For a State application, if no conflicting registrations are found and the trademark qualifies for registration, the mark is registered without publication. For a Federal application, the mark is published for opposition in the Official Gazette for Trademarks.