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First, the answer is yes; the more elements, the more registrable your trademark becomes.

Unfortunately, acronyms, abbreviations – or even initials – are not automatically granted trademark protection. To qualify for trademark protection, the acronym, abbreviations or initials must not be descriptive and consumers must not be able to recognize them as synonymous with a particular product.

Only one mark per application It should come as no surprise that one trademark application can cover only one mark. In other words, you may not register multiple trademarks in a single application.

Although you can apply for trademark protection for your name and logo concurrently, each is considered a separate mark. As such, each mark (i.e. your standard character mark and your design mark) requires its own application.

The short answer is to simply say that names, titles, short phrases, (and also colours), are not considered unique or substantial enough to be awarded copyright protection in their own right, but as this is such a common question, it is perhaps worth explaining the logic behind this.

Copyright does not protect names, titles, slogans, or short phrases. In some cases, these things may be protected as trademarks. Contact the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (1-800-786-9199), for further information. However, copyright protection may be available for logo artwork that contains sufficient authorship.

If you do not officially register your logo with the USTPO, you can still use it. That's because using a logo creates a "common law" trademark. Common law trademarks use either the "TM" (trademark) or "SM" (service mark) symbol to inform businesses that you own your logo.

You can not register marks or words that describe or indicates a living person, without that person's consent. You can not register marks that depict flags or seal of the states, the United States, or other countries.

You may only request an amendment to the mark itself if the amendment “does not materially alter the character of the mark.” Generally speaking, an amendment of a registered mark is acceptable if the modified mark contains the essence of the registered mark and the modified mark creates essentially the same impression ...