Dear Rich: I have a question. Last week, you talked about trademark logos. How do you search the USPTO database to find conflicting design logos? You can search design logos as follows:
- go to the USPTO website
- under Trademarks (on the left), click "Search TM Database"
- then click "Free Form Search (Advanced)"
- enter a word or words in the search box that signify what you're looking for followed by [DE] (which stands for "design element").
So, for example, if you were looking for design logos that included a
meerkat (no not
this meerkat) you would type: meerkat[DE].
Cute, huh?