Hi, How can I know if the company name I want is already registered? I see a domain name in that name but It doesn't look like it will be a registered company name holding the domain. (They only have .com extension and the rest all are open for registration.) I have been looking for patent search in google but have not found anything useful from where I can find out if a name is already a trademark or not. Any help is deeply appreciated. Thank you.
Hi, Thanks for that link. -- editted-- That name is registered in USA. Can I get a similar (not exact) name in India? Would that be legal? -- edit end-- I came across that site while searching but didn't understand what to do in order to search there. Your link gave an idea. Here's what I found: 10 records for that name I want. (example= xyz) Each of them has that name somewhere in the trademark. like ( asd xyz, hgh xyz sd...) Thanks for that link.
There is no way to answer your question without knowing the exact phrase - and you should really get legal advice. In the US, they have "common law" trademarks which means you don't even need to register a trademark to have rights to it - you just have to be the first person to use it, for that particular use. It will also depend on what you intend to use the name for - i.e. is it a site that is similar to an existing usage? Trademarks are given by classification. Generally speaking, you want to stay away from trying to use a domain name of a trademark that will have a similar usage. You can't add words to a trademark like google - i.e. "MyGoogle" and change the TLD - it's still going to be infringement.