Trademark Search - A Guide

Trademarks Basic Facts

Trademarks are registered in classes. There are 45 classes, and these classes group all known products and services. You can register the same trademark if there are similar classes, for example you may register the trademark KING for computers in class 23, and you can also register the same trademark in class 24 for cosmetics.

In general you cannot register trademarks that are too descriptive or generic for a service (For example, you cannot register the term “CAR” for cars). You cannot also register trademark that are too similar to others, for example you cannot register HAMASON for online book store.

Trademark registrations are granted by government, in general you must register your trademark in all the country that you wish to promote your products.} Trademark registration is a long process, in general it takes more than a year, so that is why it is very important that you do a Trademark Search before using your trademark and before applying for registration. :

Where to Trademark Search

You must try to search for the government bodies that manage trademarks in the country you wish to register, not all countries have online trademark search engines, here are some links:

USA Trademark Office:  www.uspto.gov

CANADA Trademark Office:  www.ic.gc.ca

EUROPE Trademark Office: www.oami.europa.eu

Our website also provide free trademark search in following countries: United States, Australia, Benelux, Canada, Chile, European Union, France, Germany, Japan, United kingdom. Please go to International Trademark Search http://trademarksearch.marcaria.com/  

How to Trademark Search

First thing is to define the class you want to register, in the following link you will find a trademark class search engine where you put your product/service and it will tell you the class or classes you should register.

After you have determined your class, then you must try different combination of your name, for example if you are searching for AMAZON, you may look for AMASON, HAMAZON, etc. Try different combination as much as possible.

How to Trademark Search

Trademark Search may be difficult and time consuming if you don’t have the expertise. Also there are several countries in which there are no online trademarks database and you have to go physically to Trademark Office and ask for list of trademarks.

In order to facilitate this, our company provides a Trademark Comprehensive Study. The Study will inform you about the classes where your trademark should register, then it will list you similar trademarks and finally the Study will give you a recommendation about registration possibilities and use of your trademark.

Click in the following link to order your Trademark Search Report  for  USA. 

For other countries, please go to International Trademarks and then select your country.