Does your domain name conflict with a registered trademark? NameProtect.com introduces an easy 3-step process that assists entrepreneurs and business professionals by searching and registering their trademark rights online. Without trademark protection your domain name, company name and product names could be at risk. Click here for an online trademark search and to protect your business identity as a trademark.
Do you need a trademark search?
A trademark search is designed to identify pre-existing trademarks that have the potential to conflict with your name. Without the benefit of a trademark search, you run the risk of being sued for trademark infringement and losing the right to use your new business name, product name, domain name or slogan after you have invested in that name. Uncovering and avoiding trademark conflicts with your name can often mean the difference between the success and failure of your venture. In simple terms, ordering a search will allow you and your company to make smarter
decisions.
Your trademark search results will:
Help save you time and money.
Before you make a large investment in a name, you want to know whether it is secure. Why would you promote a name that is confusingly similar to another Company's and subjects you to the risk of a lawsuit for trademark infringement?
Help you assess your chances for federal trademark registration.
Your search results will let you know whether your application is likely to be rejected by the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) because of a conflict with a pre-existing registered mark, without waiting the 4-6 months it usually takes for the PTO to make such a rejection. If your registration is rejected by the PTO, you will forfeit your $325 application fee and the time and energy you spend on the application process.
Help you complete your own application for federal trademark registration.
The search results will help you complete your own application by giving you numerous examples of completed registrations. What class or goods or services should I register in? How should I describe my goods/services? What does a trademark drawing look like? Many of these questions can be answered by looking to the results of your own trademark research.
Avoid trademark infringement.
The failure to have a search performed before adopting a new mark can be evidence of willful trademark infringement, subjecting you to large damages in a trademark infringement lawsuit. By ordering a trademark search, you help make your trademark a valuable asset, not a liability.
Many people start their research with a trademark screening search such as our NameProtect Online Search. This type of search allows you to determine in a relatively quick and inexpensive manner whether the exact name you have selected has already been federally registered as a trademark. Because federally registered marks are often the strongest trademarks in existence, the NameProtect Search is a good starting point. This type of search is sometimes referred to as a "direct hit" or "knock out" search, allowing you to knock out or eliminate clearly unavailable names before you make a more substantial investment.
Click here to protect your business identity as a trademark.
