When can you trademark something?

Every so often I have people ask me about what they can and cannot trademark. I found two excellent articles on the topic.

http://entrepreneurs.about.com/od/intellectualproperty/a/trademark101.htm

http://www.businessknowhow.com/QandA/phrasetm.htm

In success,

Kathleen Gage
The Street Smarts Marketer
http://www.streetsmartsmarketing.com/