Trademark Basics Boot Camp (8-part Series) - Module 3: Searching

Event description

This free USPTO event series provides a comprehensive overview of the process for federal trademark registration and maintaining a federal trademark.  If you're a small business owner or entrepreneur seeking to protect your brand and product identities, Trademark Basics Boot Camp is for you.

Trademark Basics Boot Camp is offered regularly throughout the year. During each series run, we cover one module weekly for eight weeks, with each module focusing on different aspects of trademarks and the registration process, from filing and examination to post-registration requirements for keeping your registration alive. Each module concludes with a question-and-answer period where you can ask our USPTO trademark experts questions.

You can attend the entire series or just the modules that best match your interests, but you must sign up for each module to attend. 

Module 3:  Searching

Are you a small business owner or entrepreneur interested in learning about trademarks and how to apply for a federal registration? If so, this event is a must-attend. In this third module of our eight-part virtual Trademark Basics Boot Camp, we'll focus on important principles related to federal trademark clearance searching and effective use of the USPTO’s trademark database. The event is free, but space is limited, so register by October 19, 2026.

This module will cover the following topics:

• Trademark basics
• Likelihood of confusion
• Federal trademark searching
• Finding help