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== Overview ==
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== United States ==
   
=== U.S. Federal trademark registration ===
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=== Federal trademark registration ===
   
 
Registering a [[trademark]] with the [[U.S. Patent and Trademark Office]] (“[[USPTO]]”) confers important advantages on the [[Trademark owner|mark's owner]]. '''Trademark registration''' gives notice to the public of the registrant's claim of [[trademark ownership|ownership]] of the [[mark]], a legal presumption of [[trademark ownership|ownership]] nationwide, the exclusive right to use the mark on or in connection with the [[good]]s or [[services]] set forth in the registration, the ability to bring an action concerning the [[mark]] in federal court, the use of the U.S. registration as a basis to obtain registration in foreign countries, and the ability to file the U.S. registration with the U.S. [[Customs and Border Protection]] to prevent [[importation]] of infringing foreign goods.
 
Registering a [[trademark]] with the [[U.S. Patent and Trademark Office]] (“[[USPTO]]”) confers important advantages on the [[Trademark owner|mark's owner]]. '''Trademark registration''' gives notice to the public of the registrant's claim of [[trademark ownership|ownership]] of the [[mark]], a legal presumption of [[trademark ownership|ownership]] nationwide, the exclusive right to use the mark on or in connection with the [[good]]s or [[services]] set forth in the registration, the ability to bring an action concerning the [[mark]] in federal court, the use of the U.S. registration as a basis to obtain registration in foreign countries, and the ability to file the U.S. registration with the U.S. [[Customs and Border Protection]] to prevent [[importation]] of infringing foreign goods.
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