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Find Out If Your Brand Name or Logo Is Already Trademarked – Fast, Reliable Results
Yes — a trademark search is one of the most important, yet often overlooked, steps in the trademark registration process. Before you invest time and money into filing, it’s crucial to check if your chosen brand name or logo is available for use and registration.
At Trademark Focus, we offer a free basic trademark search to help identify any identical or closely similar trademarks that might cause issues with your application. This initial search is handled by a qualified professional and typically takes around 10 minutes.
For those seeking a deeper level of protection, a comprehensive trademark search is included with any of our trademark registration packages. This in-depth search examines not only identical marks but also confusingly similar trademarks, across various databases and classes. It typically takes 1–2 hours to complete and offers peace of mind before you proceed.
We use Corsearch, a trusted professional trademark search software, to perform comprehensive searches. It’s included free with any of our trademark registration packages to help you avoid conflicts and protect your brand.
To ensure an accurate and reliable trademark search, please provide a clear and detailed list of the actual products or services you plan to offer under your trademark. The more specific your description, the better we can assess potential conflicts and determine the likelihood of successful registration. This step is essential for protecting your brand and avoiding costly issues later on.
While a trademark search is a valuable and necessary tool for determining if your mark is available for registration, it doesn’t eliminate every possible risk. Even a detailed, professional search might uncover only some potentially conflicting issues — and here’s why.
In countries like the United States and Canada, it’s a common misconception that simply searching the USPTO or CIPO databases is enough. In reality, trademark rights can exist without official registration. Known as common-law trademarks, these rights are established through actual use in the marketplace and may not appear in any government database.
To get a clearer picture of potential conflicts, it’s also wise to check additional sources, such as:
Internet search engines
Online marketplaces like Amazon, Etsy, eBay, Shopify
Business directories and local company registries
However, searching for unregistered (common-law) trademarks is neither easy nor inexpensive. There’s no single database that captures every unregistered trademark in use. Comprehensive searches require checking multiple platforms and resources, which is time-consuming and often costly — a full, nationwide search in the U.S., for example, can cost around $1,500.
Even then, no search system is perfect. Every database has limitations regarding accuracy, completeness, and how current the information is at the time of your search.
Thousands trusted us to protect their brand. Why not you?
Trademark Focus is a trusted trademark registration firm with more than 10 years of expertise. We specialize in handling trademark applications and protection services across Canada, the US, and internationally.
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