Trademark Search

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The Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) provides for on-line searching of existing trademark application and registration information. TESS provides public access to the same text and image database of trademarks as is currently provided to examining attorneys at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

If you have any questions regarding adoption or use of a trademark, the USPTO strongly recommends that you consult with an attorney and/or access the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) and other trademark documents and resources available on the USPTO Web site located on the Trademarks page . The USPTO cannot and will not recommend individual attorneys.

The fact that a mark is not present in the TESS database does not necessarily mean that the mark is not currently being used as a trademark.

The TESS database contains:

only those trademarks that are Federally registered or that are pending (applications undergoing examination at the USPTO).
the available information on inactive applications and registrations (i.e., abandoned applications or canceled or expired registrations).

The TESS database does not contain:

any information on state, foreign, or common law trademarks.
Information on applications and registrations that were inactive prior to 1984 are generally not available on TESS.