Search trademarks in the markets that matter

Businesses generally seek protection through national offices, regional systems, or international filing mechanisms that designate particular countries or regions.

The Madrid System administered by WIPO can simplify applying for protection in multiple member jurisdictions, but each designated office applies its own domestic law and may grant or refuse protection in its territory.

Please view the databases we currently monitor.

Prioritize markets where you:

• Currently sell goods or provide services.
• Plan to launch soon.
• Manufacture or distribute products.
• Have major customers, partners, or licensees.
• Face meaningful counterfeiting or brand-copying risk.

A global search becomes more useful when the business has a clear list of target jurisdictions instead of treating every country as equally important.

Depending on the markets involved, the search may include:

• National trademark-office databases.
• Regional databases such as EUIPO records.
• WIPO’s Global Brand Database.
• Madrid System international registrations.
• Other official or participating databases relevant to the target market.
• Internet and marketplace searches for unregistered use.

WIPO states that its Global Brand Database covers multiple national, regional, and international collections, but also advises users to consider searching national or regional registers directly.

Review:

• Similar names and designs.
• Application or registration status.
• Goods and services.
• Classes and local classification practices.
• Owner information.
• Relevant filing and priority dates.
• Local-language meanings, transliterations, and pronunciations.

Local law and language can materially affect the interpretation. Professional advice may be needed in important target markets.

Zylmark can reduce the friction of checking supported databases one at a time and can help surface exact and generated name variations from a single starting point.

Switch between U.S. and international results

After a search, Zylmark separates the results into U.S. Results and International tabs. Select U.S. Results to review U.S. trademark records, then switch to International to review records returned from supported non-U.S. and regional sources.

Filter international results by country

Open Filters, select Countries, and choose the countries or regional sources that matter to your business. This makes a large result set easier to review and helps you focus on the markets where you sell, manufacture, distribute, or plan to launch.

You can view the databases Zylmark currently covers. Tabs and filters organize the available results; they do not provide guaranteed worldwide clearance or replace further investigation in an important market.

A search investigates existing marks. Registration is the legal process of seeking protection. Completing one does not complete the other.

Search before choosing where and how to file. If using the Madrid System, remember that a national or regional basic application or registration is generally required and each designated jurisdiction decides protection under its own law.