Your official U.S. trademark registration certificate is a free PDF in the USPTO's TSDR system. The USPTO stopped mailing paper certificates in 2022. The electronic certificate it issues now is the official one. It carries the Director's digital signature and a gold digital seal, and you can download or print it at any time.
Download your certificate in 5 steps
Choose registration number (or serial number) and enter your number.
Click Documents. If you land on the Status page, open the Documents tab.
Find the document called Registration Certificate and open it.
Click Download (the PDF button at the top right of the viewer) to save or print it.
When your mark registers, the USPTO also emails a link to the certificate to the owner and every email address in the record. Check your inbox and spam folder for it.
Don't see a Registration Certificate in TSDR? Your mark probably hasn't registered yet. Check the Status tab. If it says the mark is published, allowed or waiting on a Statement of Use, there's no certificate yet. Our guide to understanding TSDR status explains each status.
Want a paper copy to frame? Order a presentation copy
The USPTO no longer mails certificates, but you can order a printed presentation copy. It's a one-page copy with a gold foil seal, showing the owner, the mark, the registration details and the classes. It's meant for display. It does not list your goods and services, and it is not an official certificate or a certified copy.
Where to order: in the USPTO's Trademark Center, with your USPTO.gov account. (The old TEAS form for this was retired in September 2026.)
Who can order: owners of registrations issued on or after August 13, 2013.
Cost, per the USPTO:
Free (one copy): application filed before May 24, 2022, and registered on or after May 24, 2022.
$25 per copy: application filed before May 24, 2022, and registered between August 13, 2013 and May 23, 2022.
$25 per copy: any application filed on or after May 24, 2022.
Need a certified copy instead?
A certified copy is signed by a USPTO certifying officer and shows the registration's current status and title (owner). Courts, customs and some foreign trademark offices ask for one. You order it from the USPTO's Certified Copy Center, not through Trademark Center. The USPTO lists a $15 certified copy for registrations issued before August 13, 2013. Check the Certified Copy Center for the current fee for yours.
Something wrong on your certificate?
If the certificate has a mistake, such as a misspelled owner name or a wrong address, you can ask the USPTO to correct the registration. A USPTO error can be fixed at no charge. An error that came from the application needs a fee and a request under Section 7 of the Trademark Act (TMEP §1609). Ownership changes are recorded separately as an assignment.
What comes next
A registration lasts as long as you keep using the mark and file your maintenance documents on time. The first is due between the 5th and 6th year after registration. See our guide to trademark renewals and ownership transfers, or let us handle your renewal.