RED STATE BLUE STATE WASHINGTON 12 MONTANA 3 OREGON 7 IDAHO 4 WYOMING 3 NEVADA 6 UTAH 6 COLORADO 9 ARIZONA NEW MEXICO 5 HAWAII 4 NORTH DAKOTA SOUTH DAKOTA 3 NEBRASKA 5 KANSAS 6 OKLAHOMA 7 TEXAS 38 MINNESOTA 10 IOWA 6 MISSOURI 10 ARKANSAS 6 LOUISIANA 8 WISCONSIN 10 ILLINOIS 20 MICHIGAN 16 INDIANA 11 KENTUCKY 8 TENNESSEE 11 MISSISSIPPI 6 ALABAMA 9 GEORGIA 16 VERMONT 3 NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 MAINE 4 NEW YORK 29 OHIO 18 PENNSYLVANIA 20 WEST VIRGINIA 5 VIRGINIA 13 MASSACHUSETTS 11 RHODE ISLAND 4 WASHINGTON, D.C. NEW JERSEY 14 DELAWARE 3 MARYLAND 10 E PLURIBUS UNUM WE THE PEOPLE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ELECTORAL VOTES: 538 NEEDED TO ELECT:270 LEV. XXV X PROCLAIM LIBERTY IN PHILA. BY ORDER OF THE PASS AND STOW PHILAD MDCCLIII

Why this US trademark matters

Every US trademark on file with the USPTO is a public declaration that a brand is using — or intends to use — a specific word, logo, or phrase on defined goods or services in commerce. Serial number 85317309 sits on the federal register as a reference point for competitors, attorneys, and founders running clearance on similar marks. Reading individual filings like this one in detail is one of the most direct ways to see how the USPTO treats descriptiveness, distinctiveness, and likelihood of confusion in practice — and the federal register remains the single best free signal for whether a proposed brand name has room to register without conflict.

US trademark protection is territorial, class-specific, and built on use in commerce. A registration covering RED STATE BLUE STATE WASHINGTON 12 MONTANA 3 OREGON 7 IDAHO 4 WYOMING 3 NEVADA 6 UTAH 6 COLORADO 9 ARIZONA NEW MEXICO 5 HAWAII 4 NORTH DAKOTA SOUTH DAKOTA 3 NEBRASKA 5 KANSAS 6 OKLAHOMA 7 TEXAS 38 MINNESOTA 10 IOWA 6 MISSOURI 10 ARKANSAS 6 LOUISIANA 8 WISCONSIN 10 ILLINOIS 20 MICHIGAN 16 INDIANA 11 KENTUCKY 8 TENNESSEE 11 MISSISSIPPI 6 ALABAMA 9 GEORGIA 16 VERMONT 3 NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 MAINE 4 NEW YORK 29 OHIO 18 PENNSYLVANIA 20 WEST VIRGINIA 5 VIRGINIA 13 MASSACHUSETTS 11 RHODE ISLAND 4 WASHINGTON, D.C. NEW JERSEY 14 DELAWARE 3 MARYLAND 10 E PLURIBUS UNUM WE THE PEOPLE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ELECTORAL VOTES: 538 NEEDED TO ELECT:270 LEV. XXV X PROCLAIM LIBERTY IN PHILA. BY ORDER OF THE PASS AND STOW PHILAD MDCCLIII does not automatically extend to every variant of the mark, every related category, or every other country, which is why brand owners pair USPTO clearance with structured cross-register checks — our US trademark search covers the USPTO register, while the wider UK clearance tool, Trademark Wiki, and the cross-register matches above let you see how the same word mark looks in adjacent jurisdictions before you file. International expansion typically routes through the Madrid Protocol once a US base application is on file.

If you are evaluating a filing that touches the same goods or services class as serial 85317309, start with an exact-match and phonetic-near-match check, review the cited identification of goods against the commercial use you actually intend, and document your use-in-commerce evidence in a form a USPTO examining attorney can act on. Most US office actions turn on either a Section 2(d) likelihood-of-confusion refusal or a Section 2(e) descriptiveness refusal — both are far easier to head off with disciplined upfront clearance than they are to overcome once issued, which is where a US-qualified trademark attorney adds the most value early.