Things You'll Need:
- Original logo
- Design search
- United States Patent and Trademark Office application
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Step 1
Design an original logo to represent your business or product. Once you have an image in mind, you must ensure it is original.
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Step 2
A design search is required to establish your logo as a registered trademark. You can perform the design search by consulting the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Once you have conducted the search, a trademark lawyer must review your design search, to ensure it does not violate any other established trademark logo.
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Step 3
Once it is established that your logo is original, you must apply to the USPTO for trademark status of your original logo. The trademark filing must include a drawing of the logo as it will appear in use. Such as displaying the trademark, as it would appear on a package.
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Step 4
Once the logo is trademarked, you will be able to use ™ to indicate your trademark. At this point, you can register that trademark with the USPTO, and it would be a good idea to retain a lawyer to assist you with the process. To register a trademark, you must provide a list of goods and/or services that will be provided with that logo. You must account for the first use of the trademark and provide documentation. And finally, you must, again, provide a rendition of what the trademark would look like in use.
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Step 5
Once your documentation is processed and your trademark is registered, you will be able to use ® to indicate your registered trademark.
