United States Patent and Trademark Office (pto) Copies of patents, patent applications, and many other patent-related filings are available on the USPTO web site.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Public Search Facility located in Alexandria, VA provides the public access to patent and trademark information in a variety of formats including on-line, microfilm, and print. Trained staff are available to assist public users.
Patent Public Search. The Patent Public Search tool is a new web-based patent search application that will replace internal legacy search tools PubEAST and PubWEST and external legacy search tools PatFT and AppFT. Patent Public Search has two user-selectable modern interfaces that provide enhanced access to prior art.
Patent application forms can be found on the USPTO website. All of the forms related to patent applications can be found on the link here, or by navigating to the USPTO website and clicking on the “Forms” link under the “Apply for a Patent” section on the “Patents” page.
The largest public patent database on the internet, Espacenet contains 100 million patent documents from more than 90+ countries including Canada and the U.S., plus 2 million records for non-patent literature cited in EPO search reports. Espacenet is produced by the European Patent Office (EPO).
Proper Trademark Attribution of Ownership An example of a trademark ownership attribution statement is: “Equity In The Center®, Race Equity Cycle®, Awake to Woke to Work®, Race Equity Culture™, and Race Equity Cycle Pulse Check™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Equity In The Center in the United States.”
Nowadays, nearly half (48.3%) of all trademark applications filed in the US with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are rejected.
The first is Genericide, a term used when a brand name has become so widely used that it becomes synonymous with a general class of product or service, causing the trademark to lose its distinctiveness. For example, 'Band-Aid' often being used to refer to any adhesive bandage is an instance of genericide.
Likelihood of confusion is a common reason for refusal of a trademark application. The USPTO will review your application and compare your mark to any existing trademark applications or registered trademarks.