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Below you will find information on trademarks specific to all 50 states and D.C. -- including information on registering a trademark in your state, which will put others on notice as to your ownership of legal rights to the mark. For a step-by-step guide to applying for federal trademark registration, see Registering a Trademark.
| Alabama | Lands and Trademarks Division (Alabama Secretary of State) |
| Alaska | Filing an Alaska State Trademark (Alaska Dept. of Community & Economic Development) |
| Arizona | Tradenames and Trademarks (Arizona Secretary of State) |
| Arkansas | Search Trademarks (Arkansas Secretary of State) |
| California | Trademarks and Service Marks (California Secretary of State) |
| Colorado | Trademarks FAQs (Colorado Secretary of State) |
| Connecticut | Trade and Service Marks (Connecticut Secretary of State) |
| Delaware | Trademarks, Brands, and Labels (Delaware Trademark Act) |
| District of Columbia | Register a Business Trade Name (D.C. Government) |
| Florida | Trademark / Service Mark Registration [PDF] (Florida Department of State) |
| Georgia | Trademarks and Service Marks (Georgia Secretary of State) |
| Hawaii | Trade Name, Trade Mark, or Service Mark (Hawaii Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs) |
| Idaho | Trademarks and Service Marks (Idaho Secretary of State) |
| Illinois | Trademark Publications and Forms (Illinois Secretary of State) |
| Indiana | Trademarks Information and Search (Indiana Secretary of State) |
| Iowa | Application for Registration of Mark [PDF] (Iowa Secretary of State) |
| Kansas | Trademark / Service Mark Registration [PDF] (Kansas Secretary of State) |
| Kentucky | Trademarks / Service Marks (Kentucky Secretary of State) |
| Louisiana | Application to Register Trademark [PDF] (Louisiana Secretary of State) |
| Maine | Marks and Trade Names (Maine Secretary of State) |
| Maryland | Trademarks and Service Marks (Maryland Secretary of State) |
| Massachusetts | About Trademarks and Service Marks (Massachusetts Secretary of State) |
| Michigan | Trademarks and Service Marks [PDF] (Michigan Dept. of Consumer & Industry Services) |
| Minnesota | Trade and Service Marks (Minnesota Secretary of State) |
| Mississippi | Application to Register/Renew Trade and Service Marks [PDF] (Mississippi Secretary of State) |
| Missouri | Trademarks and Service Marks (Missouri Secretary of State) |
| Montana | Application for Registration of Mark [PDF] (Montana Secretary of State) |
| Nebraska | Trademark / Service Mark Application [PDF] (Nebraska Secretary of State) |
| Nevada | Trademarks (Nevada Secretary of State) |
| New Hampshire | Trademark/ Service Mark Forms and Laws (New Hampshire Secretary of State) |
| New Jersey | Register / Renew State Trade and Service Marks (New Jersey Division of Revenue) |
| New Mexico | Trademarks and Service Marks (New Mexico Secretary of State) |
| New York | Trademark Forms and Instructions (New York Dept. of State) |
| North Carolina | Trademarks (North Carolina Secretary of State) |
| North Dakota | Trademark / Service Mark Registration (North Dakota Secretary of State) |
| Ohio | Trademarks / Service Marks (Ohio Secretary of State) |
| Oklahoma | Trademark (Oklahoma Secretary of State) |
| Oregon | Trade and Service Marks - Registration [PDF] (Oregon Secretary of State) |
| Pennsylvania | Registration of a Trademark (Pennsylvania Department of State) |
| Rhode Island | Trademark / Service Mark Section (Rhode Island Secretary of State) |
| South Carolina | Trademarks (South Carolina Secretary of State) |
| South Dakota | Trademarks (South Dakota Secretary of State) |
| Tennessee | Trademarks (Tennessee Department of State) |
| Texas | Trademark Forms (Texas Secretary of State) |
| Utah | Trademark (Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code) |
| Vermont | Trademarks (Vermont Secretary of State) |
| Virginia | Trademarks and Service Marks Registered in Virginia (Virginia State Corporation Commission) |
| Washington | Trademark Registration / Renewal [PDF] (Washington Secretary of State) |
| West Virginia | Trademarks and Service Marks (West Virginia Secretary of State) |
| Wisconsin | Trade Names and Trademarks (Wisconsin Secretary of State) |
| Wyoming | Trademarks (Wyoming Secretary of State) |