What can I submit as a specimen for goods?

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Written by Jan Buza

Co-founder of Trama

The specimen is proof of your trademark being used in commerce in the US and should display real-life evidence of it. This could be:

  • a photograph of the actual goods bearing the mark;
  • an actual container, packaging, tag, or label for the goods bearing the mark;
  • point-of-sale display showing the mark directly associated with the goods, examples: banners, window displays, menus, and product literature used by outside sales representatives;
  • a webpage submitted as a display associated with the goods, but it must show the mark in association with a picture or textual description of the goods and include information necessary for ordering the goods.
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