I am interested in looking up several names to see if they are trademarked businesses. I hope to oversee the establishment of LLC's in web design, apparel manufacturing, and also the trademark of a recording artist's group name. I have found several pay sites that will run the whole thing for me, but I'd rather just check to see if certain names are taken right now. Is there any free utility for this?
2007-02-19 09:38:53 · 2 answers · asked by Robby Mae 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
US Trademarks and Pattents
2007-02-19 13:17:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I listed some links where you can do some preliminary name checking. However, please be aware that this is merely scratching the surface of what's out there.
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!
2007-02-20 04:15:16 · answer #2 · answered by TM Express™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋