A document by which a person requests a federal trademark registration. To receive a filing date, an application must include (1) the applicant’s name, (2) a name and address for correspondence, (3) a clear drawing of the mark sought to be registered, (4) a list of the goods or services, and (5) the application filing fee.
The document a person or business uses to request a federal registration from the USPTO for their mark.
— for information on the legal requirements for an application to receive a filing date, see application filing date (trademark).
— for information on the requirements for filing a complete application, see complete trademark/service mark application. To file an application, see our initial application forms.