Eurimark is helping us for fast trademark registration; we benefit from a 24/7 service to answer our clients' most urgent requests. We appreciate the number of countries covered by the system that allows us to centralize for a single project all the registrations with only one contact.
Eurimark est le système le plus intelligent pour effectuer une recherche globale concernant la protection d'un nom de marque en Europe.
Should I conduct a registered Trademark search beforehand?
Is it advisable to conduct a search before I apply to register a Trademark?
A search is not required prior to the filing of a trademark application. However, it can be extremely beneficial in determining the availability of your trademark. When you first conceive a mark that you would like to use to market your goods or services, you should immediately check if any third party is already using it. There is no point wasting your time and money with the rest of the procedure if someone else has already registered it.
There are two sorts of risks associated with the lack of performing of a thorough trademark search.
First, if you file an application which is rejected after opposition because a prior identical or substantially similar trademark is found, the Office will keep your application fees.
Secondly, if you infringe someone else's trademark, you could suffer legal consequences: you will have to stop using your trademark and pay whatever it costs to change it to a new trademark. You may also be sued for damages for trademark infringement if your use of the trademark actually harmed the original owner's business.
As a result, we have automated this stage of the procedure to enable you to detect identical trademarks protected for identical products/services. This search provides you with information regarding registered marks and applications that are currently pending.
Performing an additional (similarity) trademark search may also be recommended. These trademark searches provide you with information about a mark's availability by providing information regarding existing trademarks and their status. Depending on where you want to use your mark, you may consider a number of our search options. As these searches cannot be automated, please contact us to obtain additional information and a detailed estimate regarding these comprehensive searches.