| Any word, design, logo, or combination
of these used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify goods made or sold,
or services provided in Alaska, may be registered by filing an application
for state trademark registration. The filing fee is $50.00 per class of
goods or services being registered. In order to file for trademark protection,
the goods or services must be in use in this state. Marks will not be registered
which are merely descriptive, primarily geographical, merely a surname,
immoral or scandalous, consisting of national symbols or the flag or coat
of arms of any country, deceptively similar to a state registered trademark
on file with the division, or indistinguishable from any other entity name
on file with the division.
The application for registration
must set out the name and address of the person applying for registration,
a description of the goods and services, the class of goods and
services used in connection with the mark, the date that the mark
was first used, a statement that the owner has exclusive right
to the mark, and a statement whether or not the mark has been
registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO). The application must be signed by the applicant and notarized.
Three specimens of the mark must accompany the application. A
separate application must be submitted for each classification
under which the applicant wishes to register the mark. The application
must be on forms provided by the Division.
A registration is valid for 5 years,
and is renewable within six months of expiration. A state registered
mark is transferable and can be cancelled at any time.
The State of Alaska does not search
the mark against other states and therefore does not abrogate
any rights between persons who claim to have prior use. However,
the State of Alaska is able to check for marks that are federally
registered marks filed that have been filed with the USPTO,
For information on federal registrations,
call the federal information hotline at 1-800-688-9889, or contact
the United States Patent and Trademark Office at:
U.S. Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office
Washington, DC 20231
To download an application, please go to our forms page.
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