USPTO Oddball Fun Fact
By Sam Castree, III
Intellectual Property,
September 2022
Using the PTO’s Trademark ID Manual, <idm-tmng.uspto.gov/id-master-list-public.html>, can ease examiner acceptance of an application’s goods and services description. And if the exact description you want to use isn’t in the current online manual, you can suggest an addition, usually decided within days, <TmIdSuggest@USPTO.gov>. Too general a description may encroach on prior registrations; too narrow may unnecessarily limit an applicant’s registration rights. Every wonder how oddly specific a trademark goods or services description can get?
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