Trade Marks Searches
Trademark searches are an effective method of filing trademark applications cost effectively. An application may be rejected upon examination if there is a pre-existing identical trademark on the register. A pre-filing search allows a potential applicant to determine the availability of a selected trademark before incurring costs on a trademark application.
We
conduct pre-filing availability searches
to locate similar or dentical trademarks on
the Intellectual Property Office
of Singapore (IPOS) database, and advise
clients and potential applicants of the availability
of their trademark selection. We report
on both visually and phonetically similar
marks. We also advise on the chances
of registerability. Our searches and
advice on registerability are done by an experienced team
who are trained to identify and locate visually and phonetically similar
marks as well as transliteration of Chinese language marks.