Trademark Reference Tools

Trademark Reference Tools

Patent Copyright & Trademark An Intellectual Property Desk Reference. Stephen Elias & Richard Stim. Nolo Press. Enstx: KF2980 .M38 1996.

In Washington State, trade name information is available at: http://www.dol.wa.gov/business/addtradenames.html

Also: http://dor.wa.gov/content/doingbusiness/

This website has links to individual state databases or websites: http://www.idsos.state.id.us/tmarks/tmark_allstates.htm

TESS Database on USPTO website: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=tess&state=tqd5nq.1.1

Also:

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  Trademark Register: finding trademarks in the Official Gazette
  
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  Index to Trademarks.
  
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  Searching for Logos and Designs:
  
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  Design Search Code Manual (also available online)
  

In general, searching for design code involves:

Determining the exact numerical code that would be assigned to each design element. Using the TESS trademark database to retrieve the list of trademarks and applications that have been assigned that design code.

Determining Numerical Design Search Codes

The manual's table of contents provides a general outline of the basic classification system. The Blue Triangle logo falls into class 26, Geometric figures and solids.

If you turn to the beginning of the manual's section 26, you will see that Triangles fall into subsection 26.05. When you read subsection 26.05, you will find that class 26.05.20 is assigned to Triangles inside one another. This is the class number that Mark must search in the database.

Searching TESS for Design Search Codes

Select the Free Form Search (Advanced Search) option.

Enter the 6 digit design code without any periods followed by [dc] (i.e. 123456[dc]). If you want to search using more than one design code, combine them with the logical operator "AND" in between them (i.e. 123456[dc] AND 789101[dc]). You can also use the Structured Form Search (Boolean) to search for a design code or combine design codes. Use the drop down menu to change the "Field" search box to "Design Code."

Most logos will be viewable from the full record for the trademark. If the logo is not present you will need to look it up in the Official Gazette, available in the Patent and Trademark Research Area. See below for directions on how to locate Trademarks within the Official Gazette.

Finding marks in the Trademark Gazette

If the database record says "(1) TYPED DRAWING" on the Mark Drawing Code line of the record, there will be little useful information in the gazette. The "typed drawing" means that only the words are trademarked and there is no design associated with the mark. All that will appear in the Gazette is the word(s) in uppercase, bold type.

However, if the database record gives number combinations under the Design Search Code line of the record, then there will be a useful entry in the Gazette. The designs are published only once in the gazette. It is important to look at designs to determine if their design could be confused with yours.

You will need three pieces of information to look up a design in the gazette.

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   The ‘published for opposition’ date. This is the date of the gazette in which the mark is published;
   
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   The international class or classes of the trademark;
   
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   The serial number for the trademark.
   

Follow same protocol as for patent inquiries.

UW Libraries Miscellaneous Collections and Resources

Career Materials

The three most popular types of career materials patrons are generally looking for are resume writing information, job seeking information and specific corporate information. They also are interested in graduate school ratings and salary surveys. Our web page on career information has links to many good online resources: http://www.lib.washington.edu/research/car.html

Resume/Cover Letter Information

We have several resume and cover letter guides in Engineering Reference

The perfect cover letter / Richard H. Beatty

Engineering Reference HF5383 .B325 1989

Best resumes for scientists and engineers / Adele Lewis, David J. Moore

Engineering Reference Q148 .L47 1993

The damn good résumé guide / by Yana Parker

Engineering Reference HF5383 .P35 1989

Resumes for engineers / Arthur R. Pell and George Sadek

Engineering General Stacks TA157 .P355 1982

Resumes for engineering careers / the editors of VGM Career Horizons

Engineering Reference TA157 .R47 1994

The résumé reference book / by Howard Lauther

Engineering Reference HF5383 .L35 1990

Job Seeking/ Job Market Information

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  Web resources for engineers: http://www.lib.washington.edu/Engineering/career/
  
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  Center for Career Services in Mary Gates Hall, rm. 134
  
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  Job Listing Board – Lobby of Loew Hall
  
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  OUGL – Career Materials Section
  

Corporate Information

A student may want information about companies to which they have applied or are interviewing with. Foster Business Library is the best place for this information. Depending on whether the company is public or private, the web may be helpful too.

Graduate Program Information

We have some Graduate School/Program Information in the Reference Collection. Check in the Library Catalog also on the College of Engineering Website. Suzzallo Reference maintains a larger collection of these materials.

Peterson's Guide to Graduate Programs in Engineering and Applied Science Engineering Reference L901 .P446

The Gourman report: a rating of graduate and professional programs in American and international universities

Engineering Reference LB2331.63 .G68 1996

Yearly college issue of U.S. News and World Report:

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/eduhome.htm

University of Illinois, Urbana –Champagne Library maintains a rankings website:

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm

Salary Surveys

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  Engineering Library Website
  

www.lib.washington.edu/engineering/career/salsurv.html

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  Consulting Engineers Council of Washington (CECW): also publishes annual salary survey. Check in the Libraries Catalog.
  
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  Can also search literature databases for salary information.
  

Membership Directories

Who's Who in Science and Engineering (Engineering Reference Q141 .W576)

Who’s Who in Engineering (Engineering Reference TA139 .E372)

American Men and Women of Science (Engineering Reference Q141 .A472 )

Keep in mind that people pay a fee to be listed in these publications. If they do not appear in these publications try to search the web for their institution or personal web page.

We don’t have very many individual society directories, unless they come on subscription or with our membership. They are costly and updated too frequently to maintain. Check the organizational websites to see if they have an online directory.

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