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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is the agency responsible for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks.

Registering a single letter trademark involves several steps. First, a business must conduct a thorough search to ensure that the letter is not already registered as a trademark by another company. Then, the business must demonstrate that the letter has acquired distinctiveness in relation to its goods or services.

Trademarks are filed online or can be walked-in to our office located in Madison, WI. You can create a free account and begin filing the same day. Trademarks are not required but are a way to notify the public of the use of a certain name (Doing Business As) or design (logo) that you are using in Wisconsin.

How to register your trademark or service mark: Trademark Application pdf form can be found here. Submit one specimen or facsimile of the mark as you have actually used it in commerce. ... State the words or phrase to be registered, if any. ... Provide a written description of the logo design to be registered, if any.

If your mark covers both goods and services, use TM. The federal registration symbol, ®, is only for marks registered with the USPTO. Don't fool around with this. If your mark is not registered with the USPTO then do not use it next to your mark.

You'll need to show the word's connection to your business to register it as a trademark with the USPTO. File an Intent to Use. You should file an Intent to Use application while you're establishing ownership. This application states you intend to trademark a word, but first need time to use it.