# I'm thinking of registering a trademark

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-registering-a-trademark/76493>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 16, 2001, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-registering-a-trademark/76493 "2001-08-16T02:28:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@Ell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ell)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-registering-a-trademark/76493/1 "2001-08-16T02:28:37Z")

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I came up with this brilliant name for a laundry product yesterday. I told a few family members about it and they couldn’t stop laughing.

Is there much point in registering a trademark and trying to sell it to a company? Stories? Suggestions?

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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-registering-a-trademark/76493/2 "2001-08-16T03:05:49Z")

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[Here’s](http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/tmfaq.htm) all you need to know about trademarks, from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. There’s a link there where you can register your trademark online. Cost is $325 per class of goods and services (Yours would be Class 3-Cosmetics and cleaning preparations).

What is this wonderful laundry detergent name you want to register, by the way? Just out of curiosity-I might buy a box if you ever put it on the market.

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**Author:** ![Ell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@Ell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ell)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-registering-a-trademark/76493/3 "2001-08-16T03:14:44Z")

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> \*Originally posted by mobo85 \*  
> \*\*What is this wonderful laundry detergent name you want to register, by the way? Just out of curiosity-I might buy a box if you ever put it on the market. \*\*

I’ll tell you when I register it 🙂

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-registering-a-trademark/76493/4 "2001-08-16T14:44:35Z")

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You should be able to do a free search there too cause you want to make sure no one else has it registered…