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Filing a
Trademark Application
Is there a form for
filing my trademark application?
Yes. Using the Trademark Electronic
Application System (TEAS) available at
http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html, you can file your
trademark application directly over the Internet. Features of
electronic trademark filing include:
Validation Function. Helps avoid the possible omission of
important information.
Immediate Reply. The USPTO immediately issues an initial
filing receipt via e-mail containing the assigned trademark
application serial number and a summary of the submission.
24 Hour Availability. Trademark Electronic Application System
is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (except 11 p.m. Saturday
to 6 a.m. Sunday), so receipt of a filing date is possible up until
midnight EST.
Do I have to be a U.S. citizen to apply?
No. However, if you do not reside in the United States, you may
appoint a "domestic representative" as part of the trademark
application process
Depiction of the Trademark ("The Drawing")
Every trademark application must include a clear drawing of the mark
you want to register. We use the drawing to file the mark in the
USPTO search records and to print the mark in the Official Gazette
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Are there other ways to file besides the Internet?
Yes. While we greatly
prefer that you file electronically using
Trademark Electronic Application
System, you may either
mail or hand deliver a paper application to the USPTO. You can call
the USPTO's automated telephone line at (800) 786-9199 to obtain a
printed form. You may NOT submit an application by facsimile. Our
mailing address to file a new application is:
Commissioner for Trademarks
P.O. Box 1451
Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
Trademark applications delivered by hand or courier should be taken
to: Trademark Assistance Center, James Madison Building - East Wing,
Concourse Level, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA.
Must I hire an attorney to submit my Trademark Application?
No. However, if you prepare and submit your own application, you
must comply with all requirements of the trademark statute and
rules. If you choose to appoint an attorney to represent your
interests before the USPTO, we will correspond only with your
attorney. The USPTO cannot help you select an attorney.
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