Canada Availability Search
A comprehensive search to determine the availability of your proposed trademark for use and registration in Canada. This search locates identical trademarks, variant spellings, phonetic equivalents and similar marks from the Canadian Trademark Register, Common Law and Domain Name sources.
Web Search Extensions Web Search Extensions provide focused coverage of key industry Websites where significant commerce takes place to uncover relevant citations that could otherwise be missed. Offered as optional enhancements to Thomson CompuMark Canada Availability Searches, these findings are presented in the Web Common Law section of the report.
Web Common Law is included free. The addition of Web common law reporting, a $75 value, is included standard in our Canadian availability reports.
- Avoid infringement of existing trademarks
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Support trademark litigation by identifying marks that advance your client's position
- Assess whether your mark is clear for use and/or registration
- Assess the strength of a mark for acquisition or licensing purposes
- Includes historical information including precise status and date information, opposing and interested party information, and translations of French language text.
- We search official trademarks protected by Canadian law for every Canada Availability or Canadian Register search.
- Reports available in French or English (clients in Canada only).
- Save time and work more efficiently: Canadian Register records are available online with PowerBuild, our exclusive report review and collaboration tool.
Trademark Register Sources
- Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) records (1867 to present)
- Expunged and abandoned marks (1978 to present)
Common Law and Distinctiveness Sources
- Trade directories, trade journals, association listings and buyers guides.
- Registered Canadian corporate names from NUANS database and official provincial registers
- Dun & Bradstreet® databases
- Thomson CompuMark's exclusive proprietary database, containing trademarks collected and updated from more than 300 trade publications.
- Domain Name coverage including the generic top-level domains: .ca (as available from the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), .com, .net, .biz, .info, .org, .edu, .net and .gov.
- Compilation of litigated trademark cases published in the Canadian Patent Reporter (1978 to present).
- Single-click access to USPTO resources, including TTAB, TARR and TDR information, at no additional cost.
- Web page images are provided, with direct links to cited web sites.
- Access to additional information beyond what's included in your printed research report, including detailed Owner and Worldwide Filings information.
- Online collaboration functionality lets you flag marks of interest and share comments with colleagues and/or clients.
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To learn more about Thomson CompuMark trademark availability searches, please call us:
- From the U.S.: (800) 692-8833
- From Canada: (800) 561-6240
Canadian Availability Search Datasheet