So that there is no long, drawn out (read: boring) discussion of
trademark registration, filled with inuendo and fact stretching, here
is the U.S. Government's page, describing, in detail, the requirements
of registering and maintaining a registered trademark.

http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/maintain/prfaq.jsp

MC, The Rude One

[Posted in FML 7499]