Legal Question in Business Law in California

Trademarks are granted protection for specific goods and services that they requested protection under with the US Patent and Trademark Office. This means that the same trademarks can be used by different owners for different goods or services.

In order to answer your question, you will need to review the class in which the other trademark is registered under.

We assist small business's in trademark registration. If you have additional questions or concerns, feel free to contact us or another intellectual property attorney in your area. Remember filing fees with the USPTO are nonrefundable and can be costly if you have to refile due to mistakes.

Kind regards,

Jim Betinol

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Following up on what Mr. Betinoni said, here's an example I use to help explain this: It would be possible to use the same identical trademark, "Purple Passion" for a paint color, for a lipstick, and for a Zinfandel.