For answers to frequently asked trademark law questions, click here (courtesy of the United States Patent and Trademark Office [USPTO]).
Has a particular name been registered for a trademark? To find out, a good place to start is to click here and then click on the USPTO Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS). Note: Using TESS, by itself, would not constitute a comprehensive trademark search to see if your mark conflicts with another mark as a complete search would involve reviewing similar marks as well as identical marks.