402 Electronic Application and Registration Records
The USPTO maintains TICRS, an internal database that includes images of the contents of trademark application and registration records. Members of the public who visit the USPTO’s Public Search Facility may use TICRS, free of charge, and can print images of documents from TICRS for a fee.
The public may also view and print images of the contents of trademark application and registration records through the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval ("TSDR") portal on the USPTO website at http://tsdr.uspto.gov/. Electronic images of Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceeding records are also available on the USPTO website at http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/. TSDR and TTABVUE are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, free of charge.
402.01 USPTO No Longer Creates Paper Copies of Certain Trademark-Related Documents
Effective April 12, 2004, the USPTO no longer creates paper file copies of certain trademark-related documents that are submitted to the USPTO in electronic format. Furthermore, the USPTO does not generate paper copies of certain trademark documents that the USPTO creates, except for copies that are sent to recipients by mail. See New USPTO Policies Regarding (1) Generation of Paper Copies of Trademark-Related Documents and (2) Public Access to Existing Paper Copies of Trademark-Related Documents (TMOG Apr. 6, 2004), at http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/sol/og/2004/week14/pattmcp.htm.
All these documents can be viewed through TICRS and TSDR.
The USPTO still provides certified paper copies of all trademark documents, upon request and payment of the appropriate fee. See TMEP §111.