Trademarks, Service Marks & Logo Design - A Tidalworks Primer

Below is a list of state trademark authorities.  We try to keep the list up to date. If you have trouble connecting to your states agency, visit the folowing link for the official portal to government agencies.

State   Agency Alabama     Office of the Secretary of State Lands and Trademarks (334) 242-5325 Alaska     Department of Community and Economic Development Div. of Banking, Securities and Corporations Corporations Section (907) 465-2521 Arizona     Secretary of State Business Services (602) 542-6187 Arkansas     Secretary of StateBusiness Department (501) 682-3409 or (888) 233-0325 California     Secretary of State Business Programs Division Business Filings Section Trademarks/Service Marks (916) 653-4984 Colorado     Secretary of State (303) 894-2200 Connecticut     Secretary of State Commercial Recording Division (860) 509-6003 Delaware     Department of State Division of Corporations (302) 739-3073 Florida     Dept. of State Division of Corporations (850) 488-9000 Georgia     Office of Secretary of State Corporations Division (404) 656-2817 Hawaii     Dept. of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Business Registration Division (808) 586-2744 Idaho     Secretary of State Trademark Division (208) 334-2300 Illinois     Secretary of State Department of Business Services (217) 524-0400 Indiana     Secretary of State Business Services (317) 232-6540 Iowa     Secretary of State Business Services Division (515) 281-5204 Kansas     Secretary of State Corporations Division (785) 296-4564 Kentucky     Office of the Secretary of State Trademarks/Service Marks (502) 564-2848, ext. 442 Louisiana     Secretary of State Commercial Division (225) 925-4704 Maine     Dept. of the Secretary of State Division of Corporations (207) 624-7752 Maryland     Secretary of State Trademarks and Service Marks (410) 974-5531 ext. 2 Massachusetts     Secretary of the Commonwealth Corporations Division (617) 727-9640 Michigan     Department of Consumer and Industry Services Bureau of Commercial Services Corporation Division (517) 241-6470 Minnesota     Office of the Secretary of State Business Services Division (651) 296-2803 or (877) 551-6767 Mississippi     Secretary of State Business Services (601) 359-1350 Missouri     Office of the Secretary of State Commissions Division (573) 751-2783 Montana     Secretary of State Business Services (406) 444-3665 Nebraska     Secretary of State Corporations Division (402) 471-4079 Nevada     Office of the Secretary of State Commercial Recordings Division (775) 684-5708 New Hampshire     Secretary of State Corporation Division (603) 271-3244 New Jersey     Department of the Treasury Division of Revenue (609) 292-9292 New Mexico     Secretary of State Operations Division (505) 827-3600 or (800) 477-3632 New York     Department of State Division of Corporations, State Records, and Uniform Commercial Code (518) 473-2492 North Carolina     Department of the Secretary of State Trademark Section (919) 807-2162 North Dakota     Secretary of State Business Information/Registration Division (701) 328-4284 Ohio     Secretary of State (614) 466-3910 or (877) 767-6446 Oklahoma   Secretary of State ~Trademark Services (405) 522-3043 Oregon     Secretary of State Corporation Division (503) 986-2200 Pennsylvania     Department of State Corporation Bureau (717) 787-2004 Rhode Island   Secretary of State Corporations Division Trademark Section (401) 222-3040 South Carolina     Secretary of State (803) 758-2744 South Dakota     Secretary of State (605) 773-3537 Tennessee   Secretary of State Division of Business Services (615) 741-0531 Texas   Secretary of State Corporations Section (512) 463-5555 Utah   Department of Commerce Division of Corporations and Commercial Code (801) 530-4849 Vermont   Secretary of State (802) 828-2386 Virginia   State Corporation Commission Division of Securities and Retail Franchises (804) 371-9051 Washington   Office of the Secretary of State Corporations Division (360) 753-7115 West Virginia   Secretary of State Corporations Division (304) 342-8000 Wisconsin     Secretary of State (608) 266-5653 Wyoming   Secretary of State Corporations Division (307) 777-7378