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:	post by RustedAngel at 2003-10-24 16:38:39

Call Washington, DC: (703)308-HELP and ask for the book "BASIC FACTS ABOUT REGISTERING A TRADEMARK"

Trademark covers a product. Servicemark covers a service.

As a musical act, we are a service. If ALL you do is make CDs and tapes, but never play live, maybe your name only applies to a product. But for most of us, it's a service first, then a product second. It's all the same form, just a technicality. You'll still use the ® [little (R) in a circle] when you are registered.

On that note, you can start using "TM" or "SM" after your name now. It means you have intent to register, or are claiming legal ownership of that name. You can use the ® *after* and only after the whole registration is complete.

Each registration class costs $245. If you want to register a Servicemark, and a trademark, that's $490. That's the *complete* way to do it. But when I called the Patent & Trademark office help line, they said if you register your servicemark, that's plenty of protection for now. (Until you start selling loads of T-shirts, hats, action figures...)

You may get a form that says it's only a $200 fee, but those are old forms. It's $245.

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