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February 18, 2009
What are Pseudo Marks?
"Pseudo mark" is a designation the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office assigns to marks that has an alternative meaning or spelling. For example, if the mark was comprised of H2O arranged in a cascading manner, the pseudo mark field in the USPTO database might display the mark as "water fall."
The USPTO assigns pseudo marks in their database to assist in the trademark search process.
The pseudo mark label does not show up on the registration certificate, and this categorization has no legal significance.
