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The preliminary trademark search service (or a sign for services and goods) is carried out to verify your trade designation (TM) and includes a procedure for searching for similar trademarks. This service is important for ensuring the uniqueness of your trademark.
Cost of preliminary search services
* Note! Prices are indicated excluding official fees.
With the development of intellectual property law in Ukraine, it has become necessary to protect your business from third-party encroachments.
Often clients refuse preliminary trademark search services, demanding immediate filing for registration, arguing that their trademark is absolutely unique. It is not uncommon that in such cases the Office responds with a refusal of the application, citing that a similar trademark is already registered.
The preliminary trademark search service includes:
Thorough checks in the following registers:
- the register of filed applications for the registration of trademarks and marks submitted in Ukraine;
- the register of all trademarks already registered in Ukraine;
- the register of all trademarks already registered in Ukraine through the international procedure (this takes into account foreign trademarks already included in the list of registrations in Ukraine)
- the register of all applications filed for trademark registration in Ukraine under the international procedure.
Cost of the preliminary trademark search service
The cost of services for preliminary trademark registration largely depends on several factors. First, you should determine the number of NCL classes (our specialists can help you with this if you have any difficulties), choose the form of the trademark (logo, word, or a combination of logo and word), and also decide on the desired timeframe for the preliminary trademark check, as it can vary from 5 to 10 days.
Goals of the preliminary search:
Primarily, this service is relevant in terms of saving your money and time. On average, trademark registration takes from 1 to 1.5 years, and if an identical or similar designation to yours is found, you may receive a refusal at the end of that period. No company will wait such a long time to start its activities, so by that time funds are often already spent on advertising campaigns, corporate identity, signage and other items. It is also worth noting that for many categories of goods a trademark is especially important, since the success of products depends on its recognizability and popularity. It often happens that refusals by registration authorities due to similarity lead to the creation of trademarks that are more successful from a market point of view.