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Filing Your Trademark Master-McNeil provides company, brand, and product naming services to clients worldwide. United States Patent and Trademark Office All links take you to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) web site. The USPTO uses a "Form Wizard" to create a form tailored to your specific filing needs. The name for this system is the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). TEAS allows you to fill out a form, check it for completeness, and then submit the form directly to the USPTO over the internet, making an official filing on-line. You may also contact the Trademark Assistance Center at 800-786-9199 for paper forms; however, paper forms are not processed as quickly as those submitted electronically.
This link takes you to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), which registers Community Trademarks in the European Union. United Kingdom Patent Office Links take you to the United Kingdom Patent Office, which is responsible for Intellectual Property (Copyright, Designs, Patents and Trademarks) in the U.K.
Canadian Intellectual Property Office This link takes you to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), which is in English and French. German Patent Office This link takes you to the Deutsches Patents und Markenamt (German Patent Office), which covers both patents and trademarks. The site is in German. This link takes you to the Institut National de la Propriete Industrielle (INPI), which covers both patents and trademarks. The site is in French. This link takes you to the State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO), which covers both patents and trademarks. The site is in English and Chinese. This link takes you to the Japan Patent Office (JPO). The site is in English. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), is the United Nations agency responsible for promoting the protection of Intellectual Property, worldwide. On this site, you will find background and texts of all major treaties and other forms of international Intellectual Property protection. Information on the site is available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. Disclaimer: These materials are offered as an information resource only and should not be construed as constituting legal advice. There is no guarantee, implied or otherwise, that the data here is either accurate or complete.
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