How to check trademark?

[ApplePro]

I want to register trademark. How I can to find out trademark was already registered or not? Is that possible?

 

[MediaHound]

contact John Berryhill
He can do that.

 

[Deleted member 70408]

Go to the US Trademark registration site for all the information and use their TESS system to perform a search. Here is the link:

http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm

 

[Dave Zan]

contact John Berryhill
He can do that.

He's in New Zealand right now. Besides, you gotta retain him to do that. :-D

 

[DaddyHalbucks]

GO HERE:

http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=tess&state=5g46ij.1.1

 

[MediaHound]

Canada: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/cipo/trademarks/search/tmSearch.do
UK: http://www.patent.gov.uk/tm/dbase/
US: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=searchss&state=vpkelj.1.1

 

[binaryman]

And for Europe these are the two to check:

Madrid protocol trademark search

http://www.wipo.int/ipdl/en/search/madrid/search-simp.jsp

and (best to check both always)

Benelux trademark search

http://register.bmb-bbm.org/bmbonline/intro/show.do

 

[commandercody]

If you are unable to find the trademark under and exact name, are you ok to use it then?

 

[kfordahl]

The correct legal answer is "that depends." When filing a trademark application, it's best to hire a TM attorney because the "if-then" scenarios are plentiful. The most basic test is one of likelihood of confusion. Trademarks serve to identify the source of a particular good or service. If your trademark is likely to cause confusion between the source of your good or service and that of another person, there could be trouble. Each trademark case is unique and must be analyzed under it's own particular facts.

 

[LizzeyDripping]

Community Trade Mark Database - not sure why you'd want to check Benelux? But anyway:-

http://oami.europa.eu/

But this only covers CTM registrations - not national rights.