Trademark FAQs - related questions & answers

Question: What is a collective mark?

Answer:
A collective mark is a trademark or service mark used, or intended to be used, in commerce, by the members of a cooperative, an association, or other collective group or organization.

Question: How different does one trademark have to be from another?

Answer:
After an application is filed, the assigned examining attorney will search the USPTO records to determine if a conflict exists between the mark in the application and another mark that is registered or pending in the USPTO.

Question: Does the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office have free searchable trademark databases?

Answer:
Yes, the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) is available online to perform trademark and servicemark searches.
 

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