U.S. Trademark Application Records from 1884

Trademark application text data from the U.S. Department of Commerce includes pending and registered marks. The dataset contains details like word mark, serial number, filing date, goods and services, and status codes. It covers filings from 1884 to the present.

Use Cases

• Analyze filing date and registration date trends to study trademark application processing times over decades.
• Model status code transitions to predict the likelihood of a pending application achieving registered status.
• Classify word mark text descriptions against goods and services fields to identify trademark filing patterns.
• Link serial numbers and registration numbers across datasets to track the lifecycle of individual trademarks.

Strengths

• Historical coverage spans from 1884 to the present, enabling long-term trend analysis.
• Includes multiple key identifiers per record, such as serial number, registration number, and design search code.
• Sourced from the authoritative U.S. Department of Commerce, ensuring official provenance.

Limitations

• Data is provided only in XML format, which may require parsing and transformation for analysis.
• The dataset contains text descriptions only, with no images of the actual trademark designs.
• Specific record counts and file sizes are not provided, making project scoping difficult.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Official trademark application and registration records from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Time Range

1884 to present

Freshness

Last updated in September 2025.

Geography

United States