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Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions about our Trademark searching services, including details on processes, delivery timelines, pricing, and more. This section is designed to help you understand our services better and make informed decisions.

Trademark Search

A trademark search identifies existing trademarks that could conflict with your brand. It helps avoid legal issues.

Typically, it takes 3-5 business days.

It costs $59 for a comprehensive search.

We cover the US, Europe, Asia, and 50+ countries globally.

TMReady offers expert analysis, global reach, and tailored reports, backed by 30+ years of experience.

You can use specialized databases or hire professional services for a comprehensive search.

It may not uncover all potential issues, such as unregistered trademarks. It also doesn’t guarantee registration approval.

Assess the similarity and consult with a legal professional for advice.

The cost depends on the search’s complexity, the jurisdictions searched, and whether it’s self-done or professional.

Costs may include database fees, legal consultations, or follow-up services if conflicts are found.

A search is generally cheaper than registration but can prevent costly legal issues.

It varies; basic searches may take hours, while more detailed ones take several days.

No, it helps identify potential conflicts, but approval depends on the trademark office’s review.

The purpose is to identify conflicts with existing trademarks to avoid legal disputes and ensure distinctiveness.

Trademark Watch/Monitoring Search

It helps detect potential infringements early, allowing you to take action and safeguard your brand from misuse.

It helps detect potential infringements early, allowing you to take action and safeguard your brand from misuse.

We provide trademark monitoring services in key global markets, including the US, EU, China, Japan, and more.

You’ll receive real-time alerts whenever a potential conflict or infringement is detected.

Our service scans global databases, tracks conflicting trademarks, and provides actionable reports to safeguard your brand.

Trademark monitoring helps track potential infringements. Our service ensures your trademark is protected from unauthorized use.

Global Trademark Search

Conduct searches in national registers or databases like WIPO, covering word, image, and device marks.

An Global trademark search may not uncover all potential conflicts, such as unregistered or common-law trademarks. Additionally, each country has its own trademark registration processes and databases, which can complicate the search.

Not conducting a search increases the risk of encountering conflicts with existing trademarks, which can lead to legal disputes, financial losses, and damage to your brand. A thorough Global trademark search helps mitigate these risks and supports a smoother entry into international markets.

A Global Trademark Search across multiple countries involves checking existing trademarks in various jurisdictions to ensure that your proposed mark does not conflict with those already registered or pending in different regions. This helps identify potential issues before you proceed with registration in multiple countries.

To Global Trademark Search in multiple countries, you can use specialized databases that aggregate trademark information from various jurisdictions. Additionally, consulting with trademark professionals or legal experts who have experience in international matters can provide a thorough and accurate search.

Performing a Global Trademark Search without professional help may miss important details such as common-law trademarks or subtle legal nuances in different jurisdictions. Professionals can offer a deeper analysis and identify potential conflicts that might not be immediately apparent.

You can conduct a global trademark search in the International Trademarks Register, through the Global Brand Database service of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).

Many businesses trade in several countries, at least online, and need trade mark protection across a number of territories. You can obtain global trademark search protection in two ways. You can file trademarks on a country-by-country basis, or you can use a centralized system, such as the Madrid Protocol.

global trademark search protection helps prevent the production and sale of counterfeit goods bearing the company’s mark. International agreements, such as the Madrid Protocol and the Paris Convention, facilitate the registration and protection of trademarks across multiple countries.

Companies planning to expand their products or services abroad should perform an global search to protect their mark.

An Global Trademark Search is essentially a kind of trademark search conducted in the national register of multiple jurisdictions individually or through some common trademark search database like the WIPO. Whichever way you may go, it is necessary to do searches in three different lines:
1. Word search [intended to find relevant word marks that can interfere with your intended mark]
2. Image search [intended to find relevant images like logos that can interfere with your intended design]
3. Device mark search [ intended to protect a design or appearance of your intended mark]
The Global Trademark Search is not something that can be achieved simply by running a single search on a single database. It is a kind of doing multiple searches on various jurisdictions. At the most, the searcher can do a trademark search on common search platform like the WIPO that pulls data from the principal registers of member countries.

Misconception # 1– Global Trademark Search is a single and individual search on a single database.
Misconception # 2– Translation of company names and trademarks is not necessary
Misconception # 3– Planning a trademark search is not required while doing an Global Trademark Search
Misconception # 4– A newbie can also do an international trademark search
We will help you to set up, advance, and secure your mark in a specific in order to get a powerful balance. Allow our team at, TMReady (Formerly The Trademark Search Company), comprising of TM Search experts who will help you conquer the domain you desire. Also, do visit our service page to have a detailed insight into our searching and monitoring services.

Trademark Docketing & Paralegal

Trademark docketing refers to systematically tracking and managing trademark-related deadlines and activities, including filing deadlines, renewal dates, office actions, and other key events in the trademark registration process. It involves maintaining an organized system to meet all filing and renewal deadlines.

Proper trademark docketing ensures that trademark owners meet critical deadlines to protect their trademarks. Failure to track these dates can result in the loss of trademark rights or the inability to enforce trademarks.

They help manage trademark processes, track deadlines, and reduce the risk of missing critical tasks, ensuring smooth trademark handling.

We follow a strict quality approach with 100% checks on priority documents and a sampling of non-priority ones, ensuring high accuracy.

We offer fixed-price and custom options tailored to your budget, providing a cost-saving of 30-40% with a quick turnaround.

The patents and copyrights do expire a set period of time but the trademarks do not.

However, the owner must continue to use it in commerce after the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants the registration.

To purchase a report, all you need is a valid credit card or a PayPal account. Please refer to the FAQ section on ‘Ordering a TM search / monitoring package’ for details on how to purchase. You need to either sign in “My Account” or create and activate a new account when checking out.

Trademark infringement refers to the illegal use of a trademark or service mark.

A number of businesses use the IP Management software to acquire trademarks and patents.

Intellectual property (IP) constitutes the following:
-Inventions
-Literary works
-Artistic works
-Designs
-Symbols
-Names
-Images used in commerce

One of the strategies to monitor a trademark is to make a list of many main online resources related to your industry.
It includes publications, news sites, and blogs from the sites that own comprehensive and trending coverage of it.
Then you need to search among those sites for your trademarks on regular basis.
However, it is best to hire a professional for the same.

See, civil court handles most of the infringement cases.
Also, some of these cases may result in federal criminal charges.
Thus, it may lead to various criminal penalties, like probation and in worst cases jail.

You must search the USPTO’s trademark database for this.
First visit TESS and choose a search option.
Then use the trademark name search if you are searching for a name.
Also, you may search through your design code using the USPTO’s Design Search Code Manual if you are searching for a design mark (logo).

According to the federal law, it is not necessary to register your trademark in order to obtain formal legal protection.
This means, you may sue an infringer even without registration.
Moreover, the federal law (15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)) supports a trademark infringement claim even without the registration

You may use the free government online resource like the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS).
It is available for the public by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Also, it helps to search for existing marks that are exact or similar to your trademark.

A very common example of trademark infringement is:
The Clothing manufacturers using original company logos such as NIKE and ADIDAS, then selling them as original product. They name them as FIRST COPIES.

The Registrar of Trademarks provides an open access to the database (TESS).


You may enter this database and search the availability of your brand name for the registration process.

Trademark engines do provide you the monitoring services but they are of no use if you can’t afford to tackle the potential infringers.

 

Both the Patents and trademarks are territorial.
You must file it country wise to seek protection.
In order to do so, you must file the trademark registration application with USPTO.
It will help you to gain trademark protection in up to 84 countries.

yes, you can. First come first served.

You may use the online Trademark Search engine.
It is called the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS).
It is offered by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to the public for searching existing identical marks to the one you own.

The official fee is US $250 – US $350 and the attorney’s fee is US $250 per class.

The international trademark registration requires submitting the application to USPTO.
The cost of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) fees is between $225 to $600.
Also, the attorney fees add $500 to $2,000 or more.

The basic difference between trademark and copyright is that:
A Trademark protects the use of the name of a company or product, slogans and brand identity (logos).
A Copyright protects the rights of a person that created something in music, art, literature, and intellectual work like software development

You may file a lawsuit in federal court if the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have registered your mark.
Also, you may resolve the matter in state court if the infringing mark is being used in the same state your mark is unregistered.

 

The IP or Intellectual Property paralegal helps the clients to trademark and/or patent their work or invention.

It is quite simple. On the TMReady (Formerly The Trademark Search Company) website, click on ‘TM Search’ or ‘TM Monitoring‘ to order reports. Just follow the process you are guided through. You will be asked to share your details (your full name, business email, phone number, country name, etc.) before making the first purchase.

The paralegals provide following services:
-Reviewing and organizing client files
-Performing factual and legal research
-Preparing documents for legal transactions
-Drafting pleadings and discovery notices
-interviewing clients and witnesses
-Assisting at closings and trials

There are four categories of trademarks:
-Fanciful or arbitrary
-Suggestive
-Descriptive
-Generic

Trademark watch ensures the protection of our mark from an unauthorized user or infringer. Moreover, it helps the owner to enforce the mark by taking appropriate measures against any sort of infringement or misuse of the mark.
It requires keeping an eye on the upcoming registrations or previous registrations that are similar to your mark.

See, civil court handles most of the infringement cases.
Also, some of these cases may result in federal criminal charges.
Thus, it may lead to various criminal penalties, like probation and in worst cases jail.

You must search the USPTO’s trademark database for this.
First visit TESS and choose a search option.
Then use the trademark name search if you are searching for a name.
Also, you may search through your design code using the USPTO’s Design Search Code Manual if you are searching for a design mark (logo).

According to the federal law, it is not necessary to register your trademark in order to obtain formal legal protection.
This means, you may sue an infringer even without registration.
Moreover, the federal law (15 U.S.C. § 1125(a)) supports a trademark infringement claim even without the registration

You may use the free government online resource like the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS).
It is available for the public by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Also, it helps to search for existing marks that are exact or similar to your trademark.

A very common example of trademark infringement is:
The Clothing manufacturers using original company logos such as NIKE and ADIDAS, then selling them as original product. They name them as FIRST COPIES.

The Registrar of Trademarks provides an open access to the database (TESS).


You may enter this database and search the availability of your brand name for the registration process.

According to the Acts under Section 13 and 14 trademarks that contain specific names cannot be registered. Also, the Trademarks with a commonly used word of any single chemical compound or element related to a chemical substance cannot be registered.

Yes, the Trademark laws also protect names, logos and other marks used in commerce.
You must use your name in business to register it as a trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
However, you can’t register your name as a trademark if you plan to use it for personal purpose purposes.

You may use the online Trademark Search engine.
It is called the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS).
It is offered by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to the public for searching existing identical marks to the one you own.

Trademark engines do provide you the monitoring services but they are of no use if you can’t afford to tackle the potential infringers.

 

Both the Patents and trademarks are territorial.
You must file it country wise to seek protection.
In order to do so, you must file the trademark registration application with USPTO.
It will help you to gain trademark protection in up to 84 countries.

yes, you can. First come first served.

You may use the online Trademark Search engine.
It is called the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS).
It is offered by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to the public for searching existing identical marks to the one you own.

Creating My Account

You will be asked to share your details (your full name, business email, phone number, etc.) before making the first purchase. You also have the option of directly registering at “My Account” page where you need to submit your business email. Once you click on that Register button, you will receive your account details on registered email. Further, you can edit your password and account details.

About Our Services

TMReady (Formerly The Trademark Search Company) is one of the most widely trusted TM search and watch service globally. Conducting hundreds of searches daily for TM attorneys and TM owners, TMReady (Formerly The Trademark Search Company) has achieved this status based on its formidable team of experts, unmatched prices, highest quality, widest coverage and 100% satisfaction guarantee.
The trademark search team at TMReady (Formerly The Trademark Search Company) includes highly qualified and rigorously trained trademark researchers and consultants. They are adept at devising comprehensive searches and then analyzing the search results to provide a high level of certainty to the output.
We use a custom algorithm and have access to multiple search databases, adding further relevance to our services. Additionally, our customer-friendly services are extremely affordable and we follow a transparent fixed pricing model with no hidden costs.
In summary, we provide high quality, high value, expert searching capability at affordable costs already being used by hundreds of satisfied clients – Why shouldn’t you be one of them?


Phonetic equivalents are words that sound-alike creating the possibility of confusion between the two words (for example ‘CAT’ and ‘KAT’). Phonetic equivalents are important because they indicate how an existing mark may be perceived by a consumer as too similar to your proposed mark.If phonetically equivalent marks exist in the same industry there is a strong possibility of consumer confusion and the proposed mark may be rejected.

Language may sometime create confusion in case of trademark registrations. For example, the Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents is a rule applied in United States trademark law requiring proposed marks in a foreign language be translated to determine whether they are confusingly similar with existing marks. Simply put, it tests if some consumers who are familiar with the foreign language will find the proposed mark confusing.

Yes, we have access to Saegis and Compumark.


The term “common law” indicates that the trademark rights arise from actual use of the trade-mark without registration. Common law rights are limited to the geographic area in which the trade-mark has been used or where the trade-mark owner can establish a reputation based on that trade-mark. In the United States, this may mean that a user of a common law mark may only have rights in Florida, for instance, and another company with no knowledge of the use of the mark in Florida could use the mark for the same wares or services in Texas. Registration of a trademark is always recommended since registration confers more rights than mere common law usage. U.S. law also requires potential registrants to make an attempt to discover conflicting common law rights. In most countries in the world outside of the Anglo-American sphere of legal influence, trademark rights are based only on registration.


For common law, we cover national yellow pages, top newspapers, business names and records, financial Sources (like Hoovers, Dow Jones, Standard & Poor), industry news, SEC filings and top Internet search engine results.

We value all of our relationships and always seek long-term relationships with our clients. We therefore price our services to attract and retain as many customers as possible. Moreover, our experienced team, customized processes and operational set-up in India allows us to keep our operating costs low and we pass these savings on as an added advantage to our clients.

The basic difference between trademark and copyright is that:
A Trademark protects the use of the name of a company or product, slogans and brand identity (logos).
A Copyright protects the rights of a person that created something in music, art, literature, and intellectual work like software development

There is no guarantee a trademark application will be successful after the search because the two primary reasons for rejection of an application are distinctiveness or confusion with other marks. Obviously this is very subjective in nature.
However, once a search has been completed and suggests your trademark will be accepted, it is less likely to be rejected on the basis of confusion.

We have a team of researchers who have substantial searching experience, are highly qualified and have been rigorously trained. These researchers have undergone trainings from trademark examiners and are always updated about current laws.

 

Changes or cancellations to an already placed order can be done in two ways:

  1. By sending an email to the account manager assigned to you for this delivery (the details will be in your order confirmation email).
  2. By calling our customer services helpline at +1-206-309-7575.

While we will make every attempt to change your order, additional charges may apply if work on the request has begun or if the scope changes significantly. Therefore, please make changes as soon as you can.

During Trademark searches, there are 4 aspects to consider. These are visual similarity, text similarity, phonetic similarity, and semantic similarity. AI provides very fast results because of its high processing power. Despite all the advancements in AI, it still has its limitations. AI cannot detect semantic similarities between marks. Two different words might essentially have the same meaning but it can go undetected.

However, humans understand the context better. We can distinguish between words and their intended meanings. So, a manual search yields a more thorough result, but it is very time-consuming.

Hence, the results provided by AI can be improved by manual involvement. Therefore, a manual search after advanced AI search is thorough and accurate.

We offer automated AI searches which are best suited for “word marks” only. For designs in trademarks, we offer “manual searches” which have different pricing. It is available right next to the “Advanced AI Full Search” in every region. Check out the pricing page for trademark searching.

 

Ordering a TM Search / Monitoring Package

On each package of services` page where you find report options, you will be able to see the sample reports we offer. You can also download available sample report for each package. Click here to download TM search sample reports | Click here to download TM monitoring sample reports

Once you have shortlisted a proposed mark, get the full search done to assess the availability for use and registration in the jurisdictions you want to cover. The full search covers not only similar marks but also all phonetically similar and confusing marks that may pose a threat in the future. A full search should be ordered before you file your trademark application and will provide a high level of confidence that your mark will be approved and registered.

We have the capability to cover: [ The International Register Community Designs], Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benelux, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican-Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gaza, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy (including- San Marino), Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Northern Cyprus, Norway, O.A.P.I.- (16 African countries), Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian-Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, U.S.A., Ukraine, United Arab- Emirates, United-Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Bank- of Jordan, Yemen

 

A trademark registered in a particular country only protects your mark in that country. So you should apply for registration in all countries you want to market your product, now or in the future.

Our report is beautifully designed yet detailed in its analysis. You can also download available sample report for each package. Click here to download TM search sample reports | Click here to download TM monitoring sample reports

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If you’re having difficulty redeeming a coupon code, please contact us to make sure the code is still available.

You can get updates about ongoing discounts & offers by visiting this “Special Discounts & Offers” page. Further, you can stay updated with ongoing & upcoming special discounts & offers by receiving emails.

Making Payments

We accept valid credit / debit cards or PayPal account based payments. Please refer to the FAQ section on ‘Ordering a TM search / monitoring package’ for details on how to purchase. You need to either sign in “My Account” or share relevant details when checking out

You can get updates about ongoing discounts & offers by visiting this “Special Discounts & Offers” page. Further, you can stay updated with ongoing & upcoming special discounts & offers by receiving emails.

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Delivering Your Report

Our usual turn-around time is 2 to 5 working days from receipt of instructions. However, expedited delivery is also available if required (Expedited – Within 2 days & Super Expedited – Within 24 hours). Just let us know if you need it more urgently and you will get it as required.

Yes, we do. A hard copy of the search report will be delivered to your address with an extra payment.

 

Yes. You can view your order status on the “My Account” page.

Yes, a detailed and specific electronic report will be provided to the client. The report will list all relevant identical and similar marks, classes of goods/services, descriptions of goods/services; owner’s name, registration & filing date everything that may be of critical value to clients.

 

Yes, we do. A hard copy of the search report will be delivered to your address with an extra payment.

There are 3 different options those are available to clients, such as:

  • Regular (in 3-4 days)
  • Expedited (Within 2 days) ($29.00)
  • Super Expedited (Within 24 hours) ($49.00)

Troubleshooting

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It is possible that you have:

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  2. Typed an incorrect password. (If you have forgotten your password, go to page “My Account” and reset your password by clicking on “Lost your password?”)

If you are still not able to log in, please contact TMReady (Formerly The Trademark Search Company) support on +1-206-309-7575 ( or via the ‘Contact us’ form. A representative will work with you to resolve the issue.

If you have forgotten your password, go to page “My Account” and reset your password by clicking on “Lost your password?”. Enter your registered email address and “Password Reset Instructions” will be sent to your entered/registered email address (Generally, “Password Reset Instructions” email delivery takes 2-5 minutes).

Our website works best on Chrome & Firefox browser. (Technically it works on all browsers, but in case of Internet Explorer (IE), it faces some issues).

Yes, we do. A hard copy of the search report will be delivered to your address with an extra payment.

There are 3 different options those are available to clients, such as:

  • Regular (in 3-4 days)
  • Expedited (Within 2 days) ($29.00)
  • Super Expedited (Within 24 hours) ($49.00)

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