How to Perform a Comprehensive Trademark Search

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How to Perform a Trademark Clearance Search?
A comprehensive trademark clearance search is the
first step towards trademark registration. As the
race for getting a trademark for businesses,
companies, logos, and other services is picking
up pace the need of a full comprehensive
trademark search has increased manifold. A
comprehensive trademark search will help you to
see the trademark availability for your desired
trademark.
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What is Trademark Availability?
Trademark availability helps to check if the
trademark is already in existence not. Trademark
clearance search is a trademark lookup practice
that helps to check trademark availability. As so
many registered trademarks exist in the market,
you must perform a trademark name search
beforehand to avoid any conflict or likelihood
of confusion in the future.
What is USPTO Trademark Search?
USPTO provides Trademark Electronic Search System
(TESS) for carrying out comprehensive trademark
clearance searches. TESS database is an
exhaustive tool containing details of applied and
registered trademarks for performing United
States Trademark Search. It has significant
searchable elements of all the trademarks register
ed as well as those in process. The database
allows you to find

A trademark with common elements

A particular trademark if you know one or more of
its elements
Can I conduct a free Comprehensive
Trademark Search?
You can conduct a free trademark search all by
yourself by the USPTO TESS database. However,
USPTO itself suggests seeking help from a
professional for conducting a trademark
availability search. This is because there is so
much more in the art of an efficient and
comprehensive trademark search. There are high
chances of missing out on something important.
Also, we suggest taking help from other
sources than just TESS. The reason behind this is
searching is only a small portion of
an exhaustive clearance search. The possibilities
of some trademarks not being present in the TESS
database are quite high.
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Why is it Important to Conduct a Trademark Search?
1) Prevent wastage of money and time on a
trademark that is already registered.
2) Provide the flexibility to make needed changes
before the official launch of any product or
service
3) Prevent or at least minimize the costs of
business distraction linked with the
forced rebranding of products or services.
4) Avoid refusals for trademark registration from
USPTO based on the likelihood of confusion.
5) TM search minimizes the chances of any future
litigations and associated costs that may arise
due to trademark infringement.
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5) A full comprehensive trademark search gives
deep insights and brainstorming ideas for a
trademark while considering potential
registration concerns.
6) Trademark availability search gives the
information and other details of existing similar
trademarks whether already registered or applied
for. Besides this, TM Search also
-It provides information of brand name/ trademark
which can be phonetically similar to your brand
name/trademark.
-Trademark search provides you information on any
well-known marks which are similar to your brand
name/ trademark.
-If your brand has a logo, trademark search will
provide you details of a similar brand name and
trademark under the Vienna Code Classification
(International Classification of figurative
elements) similar to your brand name/
trademark. Therefore, Trademark Search is very
much important to know whether your
brand name/trademark can be registrable under the
Trademark Act. If any similar trademark exists in
the trademark registry, then alter your mark or
select a new name. In case your brand name is
distinct in the market, then you can go ahead to
register your brand name. It is always advisable
to conduct a trademark search before filing a
trademark application for the registration of the
trademark. TM search gives you a gist of
the registration of your trademark under The
Trademark Act, 1999.
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Searches in the U.S. Why do you need Experts
Help for an Effective Trademark Search?
Trademark searching needs extensive skills,
expertise, and knowledge. There are high chances
of them missing out on important points if an
ordinary person conducts a trademark search. This
is why even USPTO recommends taking professional
help for an effective search.
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