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You can't trademark a phrase just because you like it and don't want anyone else to use it. You must be using the phrase or intending to use the phrase in connection with the sale of goods or services. Your trademarked phrase is only protected against use by others in the same class of business.

For example, a company would not be able to trademark a common letter, shape, or number by itself as a plain text. An exception would be if the letter, number, or shape was drawn in a unique way that would not be associated with any other company, service or product other than the one to trademark it.

A trademark can be a word, phrase, symbol, or design that distinguishes the source of the goods or services. Also, as trade dress, it can be the appearance of a product or its packaging, including size, shape, color, texture, graphics, and appearance (e.g, retail store or website).

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Most trademarks are registered in standard character format. This format protects words, letters, numbers, or a combination of those without any limitation to a specific font style, size, color, or design.

A trademark must have never been used to identify a class of products or services that you plan to put on the market. A mark needs to stay distinctive for the federal or a state government to consider a trademark. Distinctiveness means that the mark can identify the manufacturer or seller of products or services.