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Can i register a trademark without a company?

Can i register a trademark without a company ? or can i register a trademark in my name (not business name) on USPTO ?

Answer 12998

Any legal person (= an actual person or a company) can register a trademark.

That said, as you’ll learn by reading the couple of related questions in the sidebar, it’s rarely if ever necessary to formally register a trademark early on. Examples:

https://startups.stackexchange.com/questions/5691/should-an-online-service-be-trademarked-before-launch

https://startups.stackexchange.com/questions/7506/register-trademark-as-a-company-or-individual

https://startups.stackexchange.com/questions/11275/when-it-is-a-good-time-to-register-a-trademark


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