Is this a solution to my trademark application issue? After reading answers (thank you all by the way) for my last question..

There's not much to add to Pamela's answer other than this: what you'd "like to trademark" and what actually is your trademark appears not to be the same thing. If you use the phrase "Cocoa Puffs Cereal" to brand a product but want only to register trademark rights in "Cocoa Puffs" that is not allowed -- because your mark is the three word phrase. That phrase is what you have rights to -- not just the first two words. As Pamela notes, you really need a trademark attorney. Good luck.

You really, really , really need a trademark lawyer, as this forum is not meant to address complex yet hypothetical questions. The trademark office won't give you direct advice, but a lawyer will. You need to consult a qualified IP lawyer and disclose your actual mark without all these Cocoa Puffs references.

Prior answers already tried to clarify your misperceptions about words that can be disclaimed and what the R and TM symbols in a circle mean, but there still appears to be confusion.

And now there's confusion about specimens. Your specimen is NOT required to have only the words (or design ) that you want to trademark - it's often a webpage with lots things on it. It's often many words, some of which are disclaimed. It must just show the mark as it is used on your goods or services.

The basic facts off trademarks handout is linked below. Read it. Then make an appointment with a lawyer - it's not that hard to find one.

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I agree with the two previous answers. I find it hard to believe that you have been in contact with trademark counsel and that they cannot answer your questions - could it be that they aren't telling you what you want to hear?

This is not the place for in-depth legal analysis of incomplete information.

Perhaps you are confused between the two different things to accompany a U.S. trademark application based on actual use of the trademark in commerce. One is a SPECIMEN, which can be a label on a product or a webpage from which the product can be purchased, on which the trademark appears, along with other stuff. The other is a DRAWING of the trademark, which should show just what the applicant wishes to protect as his trademark, and nothing else.

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