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This template is used to generate a link to a registered U.S. trademark, or to an application to register a U.S. trademark, in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) system.

Usage
TSDR the following parameters. Where a parameter corresponds to a field used on a TSDR page, that field is noted.
 *   identifies the trademark whose TSDR page is being cited. Specify it exactly as you would like it to appear. By convention, word marks (text-only trademarks) are usually designated in UPPER CASE. For non-word marks, a description of the mark may be used; in this case, specify . If omitted (not encouraged), the text "U.S. trademark" (non-bold, with no trailing comma) is used instead. TSDR field: Mark.
 *  : eight-digit application serial number as assigned by the PTO. Do not use punctuation. This parameter must be specified if the mark is not registered. TSDR field: US Serial Number.
 *  : application date. TSDR field: Application Filing Date.
 *  : registration number as assigned by the PTO (as of 2017, up to 7 digits). Do not use punctuation. This parameter should be specified unless the mark is not registered. TSDR field: US Registration Number.
 *  : registration date. TSDR field: Registration Date.
 *  : date on which the specified TSDR content was accessed.
 *  : specify  to suppress bolding the trademark. This is typically used for non-word marks where the   parameter specifies a description of the mark, rather than the mark itself. See example no. 4, below.

Either  or   must be specified. When either is specified, its corresponding date parameter  or   must also be specified.

If the mark is registered,  should be specified to avoid giving the impression that the mark is not registered. Specifying both  and   is encouraged.

Examples

 * 1. All parameters specified:

produces:


 * 2. Registration number omitted (an unregistered mark):

produces:


 * 3. Application serial number omitted (discouraged):

produces:


 * 4. Non-word mark; description specified:

produces:


 * 5. Non-word mark; description omitted (discouraged):

produces:

Bugs

 * A cosmetic formatting error (an extra space inserted prior to a comma) occurs when the  parameter and the   parameter are both omitted. Omitting either one of these parameters is discouraged, and omitting both doubly so; and correcting this will significantly add to complexity to the template code, so this will not be fixed. The recommendation to avoid this is to specify one (or, better, both) of the missing parameters. Alternatively, specifying   will produce nearly equivalent but more acceptable output.


 * Without workaround (keep while testing)


 * With workaround (keep while testing)