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Background Publications: About Trademarks

Basic Facts About Trademarks
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce/Patent and Trademark Office
Location: JPL U.S. Government Docs C 21.2: T67/4
Free Website: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/toc/doc/basic
Brochure answers frequently asked questions in non-technical language.

USPTO Annual Report
Free Website: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS42630
Annual Reports of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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• trademarks
• brand name products
• business names
• trademark licenses

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Trademark Indexes and Images

Trademark Official Gazette
Free Website: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS26720
Annual Reports of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

USPTO Web Trademark Database
Free website: http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
Trademark Electronic System Search (TESS) contains full image of more than 4 million pending, registered and dead federal trademarks.

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Books About Searching Trademarks

Introduction to United States Government Information Sources / Joe Morehead
Location: JPL and UTSA Downtown Library Reference  J83 .M665
Patents and Trademarks are covered in Chapter 10.

Tapping the Government Grapevine: The User-Friendly Guide to U.S. Government Information Sources / Judith Schiek Robinson
Location: JPL Reference Desk J38 .R63 Patents and Trademarks are covered in Chapter  7.

Using Government Information Sources: electronic and print / Jean L. Sears
Location: JPL Reference   J83 .S43
Patents and Trademarks are in Chapter 50.

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Brand Names

America's Greatest Brands
Free website: http://www.americasgreatestbrands.com/
From the American Brands Council, profiles many of the strongest brand names from a marketing perspective, including history, promotion and

Business & Company Resource Center (UTSA subscription)
In "Company Search", enter product name in Product/Brand Name search box to locate company that makes product. Full Text

Companies and Their Brands
Location: JPL Reference T223 .V4 A253
Directory of U.S. brand names associated with the companies that produce the product.

International Brands and Their Companies
Location: JPL Reference HD 69 .B7 I58
Directory of international brand names associated with the companies that produce the product.