Hello:
I am interested in trademarking a logo and a phrase. When I performed a search with the USTPO, there is the same phrase that I came up with that is registered as of just 2 weeks ago, the only difference is that I have an exclamation point after mine and they do not. This is what the statement says on the application: The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font, style, size, or color.
My question is, can I still file my intent to use/trademark application even though its the same phrase but technically its different because of the exclamation point? Do I need to file my logo seperate from the wording? The other person does not have any "design" with the phrase.
I did a sample search of a phrase Go Green and this phrase is used by multiple people with the same class, the only diffrence is the design and was approved.
Just because someone has a "non-specific" phrase without a design, that doesnt mean that you cant use the same thing does it, even if it has a logo with it, unlike this person's?
I am interested in trademarking a logo and a phrase. When I performed a search with the USTPO, there is the same phrase that I came up with that is registered as of just 2 weeks ago, the only difference is that I have an exclamation point after mine and they do not. This is what the statement says on the application: The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font, style, size, or color.
My question is, can I still file my intent to use/trademark application even though its the same phrase but technically its different because of the exclamation point? Do I need to file my logo seperate from the wording? The other person does not have any "design" with the phrase.
I did a sample search of a phrase Go Green and this phrase is used by multiple people with the same class, the only diffrence is the design and was approved.
Just because someone has a "non-specific" phrase without a design, that doesnt mean that you cant use the same thing does it, even if it has a logo with it, unlike this person's?