The USPTO website contains a amazing wealth of useful trademark information. In addition to the frequently used TESS search database and TARR status database, there are many other USPTO tools online. In addition, recent social media and other communications tools from the USPTO make receiving timely news, changes, and developments quite simple. Here is a list of more than 50 links to useful USPTO trademark web pages:
Online tools:
- TSDR (trademark document retrieval) : http://tsdr.uspto.gov
- Create PDF with up to 25 registration certificates at once:http://tmportal.uspto.gov/external/portal/registrationcert
- Bulk data from USPTO available for free via Google partnership: http://www.google.com/googlebooks/uspto-trademarks.html
- Design Code Manual and information: http://tess2.uspto.gov/tmdb/dscm/index.htm
- When was the last update to the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) database?http://tess2.uspto.gov/webaka/html/news.htm
- Check computer system outages and planned events: http://www.uspto.gov/blog/ebiz/
- Comment on Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) sections using IdeaScale: http://uspto-tmep.ideascale.com/
- Trademark Public Advisory Committee: view old meetings or live webcasts of future meetings:http://www.uspto.gov/about/advisory/tpac/index.jsp
- ID Manual http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html
- Trademark Assignment’s Query: http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=tm
- Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP): http://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/detail/manual/TMEP/current/d1e2.xml
- Trademark Policy Collaboration: http://uspto-tmep.ideascale.com/
- Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/index.jsp
- Trademark Fee Information: http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/tm_fee_info.jsp
Communications Tools:
- Follow USPTO Director David Kappos’ blog: http://www.uspto.gov/blog/
- Follow the USPTO Twitter® feed: http://www.twitter.com/uspto
- Follow the USPTO on Facebook® http://www.facebook.com/uspto.gov
- USPTO’s YouTube video page: https://www.youtube.com/user/USPTOvideo
- Subscribe to receive USPTO communications via email here: http://enews.usptoenews.gov/
- USPTO phone numbers and email addresses: http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/contact_trademarks.jsp
TTAB Pages:
- TBMP: http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/appeal/Preface_TBMP.jsp
- TTAB Facts and Questions: http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/appeal/guidelines/ttabfaq.jsp
- Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA): http://estta.uspto.gov/
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Inquiry System (TTABVUE): http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/
- Recent TTAB Decisions: http://e-foia.uspto.gov/Foia/DispatchTTABISServlet?RetrieveRecent=30
- TTAB Incoming Filings and Performance Measures for Decisions http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/appeal/TTAB_New_Filings_and_Performance_Measures.jsp
- Frequently Asked Questions about Trademarks http://www.uspto.gov/faq/trademarks.jsp
International Trademark issues
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Record Trademarks With Customs and Border Protection (CBP) http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/notices/tmrecorduscustoms.jsp
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Office of Policy and International Affairs – Trademarks http://www.uspto.gov/ip/global/trademarks/index.jsp
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Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED) http://www.uspto.gov/ip/boards/oed/index.jsp
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Office of the Solicitor – Federal Circuit Appeals http://www.uspto.gov/ip/boards/solicitor/fedcirappeals.jsp
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Intellectual Property Training Programs and Conferences http://www.uspto.gov/ip/events/index.jsp
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The Global Intellectual Property Academy http://www.uspto.gov/ip/training/index.jsp
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Office of Policy and International Affairs – Protecting Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Overseas http://www.uspto.gov/ip/iprtoolkits.jsp
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Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Attaché Program http://www.uspto.gov/ip/global/attache/index.jsp
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Madrid Protocol Information: http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/law/madrid/index.jsp
- Geographical Indications http://www.uspto.gov/ip/global/geographical/index.jsp
More pages:
- Main trademark page: http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/index.jsp
- Trademark Basics: http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/index.jsp
- International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/notices/international.jsp
- Trademark Information Network (TMIN) VIDEOS http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/TMIN.jsp
- USPTO Kids’ pages: http://www.uspto.gov/kids/index.html
- Trademark User Feedback http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/Trademark_User_Feedback.jsp
- Rule Making: Trademark Federal Register Notices and Comments http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/law/rules.jsp
- Trademark News & Notices http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/notices/index.jsp
- Official Gazette: http://www.uspto.gov/news/og/trademark_og/index.jsp Trademark Fee Information: http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/tm_fee_info.jsp
- Trademark Application and Post-Registration Process Timelines http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/tm_timeline.jsp
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State Trademark Information Links http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/State_Trademark_Links.jsp
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Fastener Quality Act (FQA) http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/law/fastener/index.jsp
- Information for Customers with Special Interests and Requirements http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/Special_Interest_Page.jsp
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Native American Tribal Insignia Database http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/law/tribal/index.jsp
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Scam Prevention http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/scam_prevention/index.jsp
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Law School Clinic Certification Pilot http://www.uspto.gov/ip/boards/oed/practitioner/agents/law_school_pilot.jsp
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Addressing Trademark Mail http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/mail.jsp
- USPTO Data Visualization Center ─ Trademarks Dashboard http://www.uspto.gov/dashboards/trademarks/main.dashxml
