New Features to the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)

The USPTO is pleased to announce the addition of two new features to the Trademark Electronic Search System (“TESS”).

First, the new Image List feature allows the user to display the mark drawings for the search hits. Drawing images are displayed in three columns. After completing a search, use the “Image List” button at the top of the page to view search results using this new feature. By selecting a drawing via a mouse click, the user can also toggle to the document display for that the selected mark. Returning to the Current List from the document display returns the user to the last used view of the search hit list, the text view or the images view. Information is available in the TESS Help File under the topic Record List Display.

Second, multiple searches can now be submitted at a single time using the Free Form search screen. Multiple searches can be conducted by merely separating each search with a semicolon (;). For example, the three searches HELLO[BI,TI]; WORLD[BI,TI]; S1 AND S2; could be submitted as a first search of a session. All three searches will be performed, and an intermediate Multiple Searches screen appears with the results of each search. The user may then select which search results to review. Information is available in the TESS Help File under the topic Multiple Searches.