Friday, April 14, 2006

How Do I Find Out if Another Company Is Using the "Tag Line" We Want to Add to our Business Name?

Today Bev Thomas sent us the following question:

Q: "How do I find out if any other engineering company is using the "tag line" we are considering adding to our name?"

A: Hi Bev. What you're asking is a trademark question. First, let me give you a disclaimer, I'm not a laywer and I recomend that you consult an attorney for any legal advice. With that being said, there are several tools for finding out online whether someone has "trademarked" the tag line or slogan you want to use.

It's easy to start your trademark search at The United States Patent and Trademark office. They provide sample trademark applications, brochures describing the registration process and an online trademark search/lookup facility called the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS).

You can also find out more about trademarks here:

http://www.namingtoolbox.com/trademark_search.htm

Good luck with your new venture!

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