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Hey,

So I have a social networking site (think facebook & support groups) but I dont know how to classify my trademark does anybody have experience with this?

Thanks,
Mike

When I trademarked, I chose a classification in the USPTO system labeled "hosting of digital content on the internet".  That`s essentially the definition of a website.  I figured it sounded generic enough to handle whatever direction Zingerding (my community-based web business) would go.  I don`t know if that will work for you but I thought I`d mention it.

if you select the wrong one, the USPTO might not let you change it.  there are cases invalidating trademark registrations with the wrong classification.

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