Other Resources

What publications and information are available concerning trademarks?

The following federal publications are available to provide you with additional information on trademarks:

Basic Facts About Trademark, can be accessed and downloaded free of charge from www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/doc/basic.

Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP), (3rd ed. May 2003) can be accessed and downloaded free of charge from www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/tmep, and is also available on a subscription basis from: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, 202.512.2250, bookstore.gpo.gov.

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure (TBMP) (2nd ed., 1st revision, March 12, 2004) can be accessed and downloaded free of charge from www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/ttab/tbmp.

Official Gazette of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, can be accessed and downloaded free of charge from www.uspto.gov/web/trademarks/tmog. It is also available on a subscription basis from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, 202.512.2250, bookstore.gpo.gov.

Trademark Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual can be accessed and downloaded free of charge from tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html.

Design Search Code Manual can be accessed and downloaded free of charge from www.uspto.gov/tmdb/dscm/index.html.