Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Trademark Tribal Insignia Database

According to an announcement in the Oct. 12, 2007 Federal Register, the USPTO has created a database containing the official insignia of all federally- and state-recognized Native American tribes. Tribes can voluntarily submit insignias to this database. The database serves as a reference to help determine the "the registrability of a mark that may be similar to the official insignia of a Native American tribe." An FAQs page is available with further information including how to search for tribal insignias in the larger USPTO Trademark Database.

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