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Trademark registration consists of applying and obtaining approval by the [[United States]] [[Patent and Trademark Office]] for a word or phrase used in connection with goods.

'''Trademark registration''' consists of applying and obtaining approval by the [[United States]] [[Patent and Trademark Office]] for a word or phrase used in connection with goods.

Trademark registration distinguishes four gradations of distinctiveness of marks, in descending order of strength:  

Trademark registration distinguishes four gradations of distinctiveness of marks, in descending order of strength: