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I need help with my trademark search, what do i do?
ok... i asked you people out there where to go to research my company name and trademark and i went where you sent me ...which was the USP&TMO and i was happily searching away when the darn place told me if i wanted to research further i need to go to the public search facility in VA. . well you see i am currently in mexico( u know...south of the border ,baby!) what do i do? HELP!!!
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- TM Express™Lv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
You should be able to search the USPTO's online database. Let's make sure you have the right link: http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm Click on Search in the right hand column. Now click on New User Form Search (Basic). From there you can conduct a preliminary search of your name.
Here are some links where you can do some preliminary checking. However, please be aware that this is merely scratching the surface of what's out there.
http://www.thomasnet.com/ – Must register (free) to search their database
Only comprehensive research will tell you if the name is truly available. But, these links are free & a great place to start, so I'd try them out first.
Comprehensive research consists of looking at marks that are similar in Sound, Appearance or Meaning in the pending & registered Federal AND State trademark files as well as the US National Common-Law files.
There are other sites that offer free searching capabilities in conjunction with their commercial services, so I'm not able to post those links due to the Yahoo! TOS. You'll also want to check domain names & yellow pages, so simply do a search for "free domain name search" and "national yellowpages" and the appropriate links will pop up.
Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
