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You
can conduct a preliminary
trademark search here. If the results of the
preliminary search are favorable, you should still
consider having a full search conducted at the US Patent
and Trademark Office so that the results are based upon
a complete data set and are current.
Once you have determined that a mark is not in use on
the Internet and the corresponding domain name is
available, you should have a trademark registrability
search conducted at the United States Patent and
Trademark Office. The registrability search will provide
you with current information about existing trademark
registrations and applications for trademark
registration. It is usually not enough to rely upon the
records available on the Internet as they are not as
current as the public records available at the United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
There
are inherent problems with searching on the Internet
(see advisory on trademark
searches). There is a delay between when a
trademark application is filed and when it is actually
posted to the Internet. Furthermore, not all
records appear on the US Patent
and Trademark Office trademark database.
If
you intend to use or are already using a design mark,
such as a logo, and want to register it on the federal
register of the US Patent and Trademark Office, a search
is not possible on the Internet. The designs at
the public search section of the US Patent and Trademark
Office are categorized generally according to shape so
that they can be searched by people. So far, there
are no similar searching tools available online.
Proceed
with Trademark Registrability Search
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