How to Research and know Trademark Domains

[charlesdon]

Hello friend,

Please I have a question and it is; how do I research on a name to know if it is a trademark name in order to avoid bidding or registering it?

Any site or forum to check it out?

Thanks, still a newbie in this business

 

[Hypersot]

These should help you:
http://www.trademarkia.com/trademarks-search.aspx
http://www.wipo.int/branddb/en/
http://unibrander.com/search.php
https://www.tmdn.org/tmview/

make sure you check all possible spellings in case the sound is very similar to a well known trademark

You should also check the following domainsherpa video. It has helped me a lot to understand TMs better:
http://www.domainsherpa.com/generic-investing/

 

[charlesdon]

Okay, thank you so much Hypersot

 

[charlesdon]

I still have a question.

Here;

Can a trademark domain name bear different registrant name, different company name etc.

For instance, if you check facebook..net, .info, .us, .in etc you'll find out that almost all the extensions bears Facebook signature, same as coca cola, Amazon etc.

So in a case where a domain name bears different registrant name, like if okatta.com's signature is different from .net, and .net is different from .co, and .co is different from .in and so on, will you term such domain as trademark name?

Please your swift and individual responses is highly sought.

Thanks.