Reduce Avoidable Filing Risk
Identify identical and similar earlier trademarks before committing filing fees and launch costs.
TRADEMARK SEARCH
Professional Trademark Search Before You File
Check whether your brand name or logo may conflict with earlier trademarks before you invest in registration, design and launch.
Clear scope • Professional risk assessment • Practical next steps
START WITH CLARITY
Why Search for a
Trademark Before Filing?
Protect Your Launch Budget
Changing a brand is usually easier before domains, packaging, app listings and advertising campaigns go live.
Build a Stronger Brand
Search findings may help you refine your name, logo or list of goods and services before filing.
Choose the Right Filing Strategy
Depending on the findings, you may decide to proceed, refine the application, investigate further or reconsider the mark.
Look Beyond Exact Matches
Trademark conflicts can arise from visual, phonetic or conceptual similarity—not only identical wording.
FROM INFORMATION TO CONFIDENCE
What You Get With a
Braendum Trademark Search
Relevant Trademark Search
We search relevant trademark registers for identical and similar earlier marks in your selected territory.
Business Context Review
We consider the goods and services you intend to offer—not just the trademark name in isolation.
Professional Risk Assessment
Receive a clear indication of the principal risks identified and why they matter.
Practical Next Steps
Understand whether to proceed, refine the filing, investigate further or reconsider the mark.
Where relevant, broader checks may also be considered, including company names, domains, marketplaces and other unregistered use.
Looking for protection in more jurisdictions
Are you aiming for protection in jurisdictions beyond those presented above? That is excellent—we can help with comprehensive trademark searches and registration in virtually any jurisdiction, with the scope and services adapted to the relevant filing route.
Simply email us at contact@braendum.com, and our experts will guide you smoothly through the information and decisions required. We will help you select the most suitable approach from both strategic and financial perspectives.
YOUR IP JOURNEY
How Our Trademark Search Works
Your Search Journey, Step by Step
We make the process clear, so you can focus on your launch.
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01Step 01
Tell Us About Your Trademark
Share your brand name or logo, intended goods and services and the countries or markets that matter.
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02Step 02
We Search for Earlier Rights
We identify relevant identical and similar earlier trademarks and assess the most important potential conflicts.
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03Step 03
We Assess the Risk
The relevant findings are reviewed in the context of your trademark and intended goods and services.
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04Step 04
You Receive Clear Next Steps
Receive a concise assessment and practical recommendations on whether to proceed, refine the filing, investigate further or reconsider the mark.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE. INTERNATIONAL REACH.
Trademark Search Across Key Markets
European Union
An EU trademark can cover all 27 EU Member States. A clearance search should consider relevant EU trademarks and earlier national rights that may affect an EU trademark application.
Switzerland
The Swiss IPI generally does not examine conflicts with earlier third-party trademarks as part of the registration process. Earlier owners may still oppose, making clearance before filing particularly important.
France
A French clearance search may need to consider French trademarks, EU trademarks and international registrations effective in France.
United States
USPTO searching is important, but federal-register results may not tell the whole story. Relevant business names, domains, marketplace activity and other use may also matter.
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Trademark Activity Across Key Markets
EUROPEAN UNION
165,562EU trade mark applications
EUIPO • 2025FRANCE
103,645French national trademark applications
INPI • 2025UNITED STATES
824,000+Trademark application classes
USPTO • FY2025SWITZERLAND
Almost 550,000Active trademarks
Swiss IPI • end of 2022BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Practical Trademark Search Tips
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Search before publicly announcing your name or investing heavily in packaging and launch materials.
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Provide an accurate description of your real business model because trademark conflicts depend on related goods and services.
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Consider spelling variations, abbreviations, translations and phonetic equivalents.
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For logos, both the wording and visual elements may be relevant.
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Remember that owning a domain name or registering a company name does not by itself establish trademark availability.
YOUR QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
Trademark Search FAQ
Yes. Free trademark databases can be useful for an initial screening. However, assessing similarity, related goods and services and the practical significance of earlier rights requires interpretation. Professional search strategies may also use different tools and search approaches to identify relevant results.
No. Domain names and trademark rights are different. An earlier trademark may exist even if the correspondingdomain name is available.
No. A search reduces uncertainty, but the relevant trademark office may still raise objections and third parties may assert earlier rights.
Often, yes. The word element may remain relevant even when it appears as part of a logo, while the figurative elements may require separate consideration.
If the search result is acceptable and you decide to proceed, filing promptly may reduce the risk of relevant later applications being filed in the meantime.
Ready to Check Your Brand?
Identify potential conflicts before you invest in registration and launch.
Already completed a search?
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