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Patents and Trademarks: Learn About Trademarks

Resources for finding information on patents and trademarks

Learn About Trademarks

Trademarks can be registered at the federal level through the USPTO as well as at the state level. State trademarks are only valid in the state where they are registered.

State Trademark Information
Site with trademark information from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.

The following pamphlet is no longer updated in print:

  • Protecting Your Trademark (2016)

The most current information on trademark topics will be available on the USPTO website:

Books on Trademarks

What Can Be Trademarked?

Trademarked Logos/Images:

Trademarked Phrases:

Trademarked Colors/Palettes:

Tiffany Blue; Pantone color #1837

Prince's "Paisley Park" purple

Orange on the Reece's candy wrapper (Hershey Co.)

Trademarked Sounds: