Establishing your trademark initially consists of an “availability search”. This search, or investigation if you will, is a detailed and comprehensive search of trademarks that are identical or confusingly similar to your own. Our U.S. Comprehensive Trademark Availability Search service investigates and searches all federal active trademark applications and registrations filed with the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office since 1884, cancelled or abandoned trademarks since 1984, applications and registrations from all fifty states (including Puerto Rico), as well as Common Law trademarks. Common Law trademarks are trademarks that may not be registered, but are still protected under common law rights (these are searched in corporate names, fictitious business names, and trade names directories, the world wide web, and through international domain names registries).

The reason for this search is twofold. The first reason is monetary. In other words, a trademark availability search is to avoid wasting your money! Let’s assume for a moment that you were to submit your application for trademark registration along with your fee (sorry, there is no getting around that….they want to be paid) to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (U.S.P.T.O.), and the trademark that you selected is already taken or conflicts with a pending or registered trademark, they DO NOT refund your money! Secondly and most importantly ….we want to make absolutely certain that the trademark you are requesting does not infringe on any existing trademark while at the same time making your trademark exactly that, your trademark!  

All the time consuming issues that are connected with the establishment and protection of your brand/trademark for the products or services you offer are taken care of right here at APtrademarks.com. Enjoy the amazing customer service and the unbeatable prices! Regardless of whether you need trademark services in the United States or in the European Community, we are here to help you.