I'd like to create and sell products (t-shirts, bumperstickers, etc.)
featuring a phrase I coined that includes the name of a fictional
character from a popular book. The USPTO site shows that there are
trademarks on this character's name (a similar trademark, as an
example: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=mpbfhu.4.4).
So my 2 questions: 1) Are these trademarks for particular designs
featuring the character's name, or for ANY design featuring this name?
 2) Can I legally make and sell products using my phrase that includes
this character's name?

Hello dinkinflicka,

1) The trademarks are generally for all uses of the trademarked term.
2) Generally, you cannot legally make and sell products using a
trademarked term. It has to be licensed from the owner of the
trademark.

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