Meanings of federal trademark in English

A group of Native Americans has gone to court to void the federal trademark protections of the team's name.

The decision removes the authority of government officials to bar federal trademark registration for profane language or sexually graphic images.

Goldman trademarked the name HateWatch in Massachusetts, and has applied with the US Patent and Trademark Office for a federal trademark.

Businesses should first use the USPTO's online system to search all state and federal trademark registers to see if their proposed name is being used.

A canceled trademark deprives the club of the ability to use the federal trademark symbol and to block import and sale of counterfeit Redskins goods.

A canceled trademark would deprive the club of the ability to use the federal trademark symbol and block import and sale of counterfeit Redskins goods.

That case involved a law blocking federal trademarks for messages that may disparage people, institutions, beliefs or national symbols.