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U.S. Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual (ID Manual)
[Reflects Nice Agreement 10th Ed.]
The ID Manual contains a listing of acceptable identifications of goods and services. Any entry you choose must accurately describe your goods and/or services.
A failure to correctly list the goods/services with which you use your mark, or intend to use your mark, may prevent you from registering your mark.
Need more information on how to identify your good/services? Watch the Trademark Information "how-to" video on "Goods and Services."
Or need more information on the difference between use and intent to use? Watch the "Filing Basis" video.
How to enter a search:
Enter search term(s) in search box. Use the Search list box to select the search field.
The default "All Fields" will search all available fields (IC, GS, ED, DE and ST).
Press "Submit Query" to execute the search. The "Reset" button will delete contents of
the search box and will return to the "All Fields" selection.
Refine Search:
Use the Refine Search box located at the top of the results page to add terms to the
original search. This search box may be used to execute new searches. To execute a new
search, delete the contents of the search box, enter new text for searching and press "Submit Query" to execute the new search. The search will default to "All Fields".
For specific fields, enter proper field code following the term.
Boolean Search Operators:
AND (e.g., automobile and repair; "016" and paint)
The search results will include only identifications containing both terms.
OR (e.g., cloth or fabric)
The search results will include identifications containing either term, as well as those which contain both terms.
NOT (e.g. publication not electronic; container not "017")
The search results will include identifications containing the term in front of the NOT operator but not identifications that contain the term following the NOT.
Paging through results:
Use the right arrow > located below the results to view next page. Use the left arrow < to view previous page.
Copy/Paste from results:
Highlight desired text. Select EDIT, COPY from menu bar (or right mouse click to access COPY). Switch to target location i.e., word document, email, etc. Click into target location. Select EDIT, PASTE SPECIAL… from menu bar. Select UNFORMATTED TEXT from the displayed dialog box then click OK button to place text into target location.
Notes:
Notes are available for some Identifications. If a Note is available, an underscored letter "Y" will display in the Note column of the search results page. Perform a single left mouse click over the letter "Y" to view the note.
A letter "T" in the Trilateral column of the search results page indicates identifications that are accepatable in the USPTO, the JPO and OHIM (European trademark office)