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Domain name: $25 Trademark search: $350 Invariably coming up with a better name six months later: priceless. (I assume that doesn't only happen to me every t
by AretNCarlsen 15y ago
Domain name: $25
Trademark search: $350
Invariably coming up with a better name six months later: priceless.
(I assume that doesn't only happen to me every time.)
- daliusd 15y agoWhy trademark search is so expensive? E.g. I can search trademarks here for free http://tess2.uspto.gov/ http://tess2.uspto.gov/? That's US market only of course.
- dangrossman 15y agoIs there a reason to pay for a trademark search instead of using the USPTO website's free trademark search? Or do you only pay for that after you've already done the US search yourself?
- AretNCarlsen 15y agoUSPTO states that their trademark database is NOT a superset of the state-level registrations and common law marks: http://tess2.uspto.gov/ http://tess2.uspto.gov/ At the least, you also need to check each of the 50 state-level PTDLs. USPTO has a list by state: http://www.uspto.gov/products/library/ptdl/locations/index.jsp http://www.uspto.gov/products/library/ptdl/locations/index.j... The other theoretical benefit of a professional search is that they are expected to research similar marks as well, taking advantage of their legal expertise to determine how similar is too similar. (I emphasize 'theoretical'.)