Avoid costly trademark conflicts before you apply

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Frequently asked questions

  1. Not necessarily. In some cases, someone may have "common law" trademark rights simply by being the first to use a trademark in commerce—neither federal nor state registration is required for common law rights. Someone with common law rights can challenge your use or registration of your trademark. For these reasons, it's a good idea to check beyond state and federal registries, such as registered corporate names and use on the internet. These are included in both the WorldScan International and Federal, State, and Common Law packages.

  2. The USPTO trademark classification system divides all goods and services into 45 trademark classes—34 for goods and 11 for services. There are many goods or services that fall into each class, and they're not always obvious from the class name.

    When you file your trademark application, you must select the class of goods or services that your trademark will protect, and you must also identify the goods or services you provide. Your trademark will only protect the goods, services, and class that you name in your application.

  3. When you apply for trademark registration, you must identify the class of goods or services that your trademark covers. It's important to choose the right class, because if you get it wrong, you may not be able to register a trademark. And if you do manage to register for the wrong class, you can't change your registration later to name a different one, or to switch from a good to a service.

    A comprehensive trademark search can help you identify trademark classes where a mark similar to yours may already be in use.

    The USPTO keeps a searchable "trademark identification manual" online to help you find the trademark classification that's right for you. If you're not sure or you have questions, consider one of our legal plans, and schedule a consultation with an attorney.

How to start your search

  1. Tell us about your mark
  2. We'll run a search and report back
  3. Review the results and decide on next steps

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Three ways to do a trademark search

Federal Search

$199

  • Trademark search
    Search of pending, active, and inactive federal trademarks to uncover potential conflicts
  • Coordinated classes
    Search trademarks in related classes of products (goods) and services
  • Ranked results
    Search results ranked using statistical analysis

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Federal, State, and Common Law Search

$299

Everything from Federal Search plus:
  • Corporate names
    Search of more than 20 million Secretary of State filings for identical or similar names
  • State trademarks
    Search of state registered trademarks using statistical analysis
  • Common law trademarks
    Search of common law trademarks being used online and on social media networks
  • Internet domain names
    Search of identical and very similar internet domain name registrations

WorldScan International Search

$499

Everything from Federal, State, and Common Law Search plus:
  • International search
    Search of pending applications (where available), and registered international trademarks including:
    • Canada
    • The United Kingdom
    • The European community
    • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

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