Article in English: You can protect your logo by registering it as a trademark. This means that another company won't be able to use a similar logo, confusing your customers or theirs. First, you need to figure out if another company is already using or has registered something similar to your logo.  Having a distinctive trademark legally means it is enforceable as your "intellectual property." You can hire a trademark attorney to do the search, known as a "clearance" search, to minimize the risk of infringing upon existing trademark rights of others. It's possible to search the U.S. government's trademark database online as a starting point in your clearance project.  Note that non-registered trademarks are also enforceable in the USA, among a few other common-law countries that do not require official registration. One benefit of registering a trademark in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is that other companies will be deterred from using your logo, and you will have exclusive rights nationwide to use it on your specific goods or services. Once you are satisfied another company doesn't have something similar to your logo, you can begin to use it and on your goods and services and then apply to register it in the USPTO.   You will need to clearly spell out the products and services you offer in a particular way that conforms with the Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual.  You will have to provide a sketch or picture of your logo, a description of it, and a sample showing how it is in actual use in commerce on your goods or services. It is possible to file for federal registration several years prior to your actual use of it in commerce, provided you certify a bona fide "intent to use" that brand on those goods.  Additional fees will be owed when you later submit proof of actual use. If you only do business in one state, you could register your trademark through your Secretary of State office instead, but that won't give you the same claim of national priority.  State registrations are typically...

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