Trademark applications are public the day they are filed. Some come from people who have never heard of the shop that has used the same name for years. When we find a filing that matches the name and trade of a US business, we put the filing, the dates that follow, your proof of earlier use and three flat-fee trademark attorneys into one dated evidence file. US$189, once. We don't give legal opinions.
Illustrative record. Names, numbers and dates are made up.
New applications show up in the USPTO's public records within days. Nobody writes to the businesses that already use the name. Once an examiner approves an application, it is published and a 30-day window opens for anyone to oppose it. That window can be extended, up to 180 days from publication. Owners who learn about a filing after the window has closed have fewer options, and a lawyer's first question is usually "what can you show, and from when?"
Dates and windows are as the USPTO describes them and can change. A trademark attorney can confirm the ones that apply to your filing.
We read the facts and put them in order. What they mean for you is a question for an attorney, and we'll say so every time.
Name Watch starts when we find a filing that matches your business, or when you ask us to look at one you've found yourself.
The email names the filing, its serial number and filing date, and how to reach us. You can check every fact on the USPTO's own site before you reply.
Your legal business name, address, the year you began using the name, and any links or documents that show it. Payment is US$189 by card through Stripe.
We collect dated sources for the name: archived web pages, listings, reviews, registrations. We list what each one shows and what it doesn't.
A PDF with the filing, the dates ahead, your proof and the three attorneys. We write to you about it, and you decide what to do with it.
Listing is free to the attorneys and to you. We never ask for or take a referral fee, and the choice is yours.
We check the filing's status every day and email you when it changes, including the day it is approved for publication.
The USPTO publishes new trademark applications every weekday. We read those records and look for the same name, in the same line of work, as a US business with a public listing. Everything we quote in our email is on the USPTO's own site, so you can check it yourself.
We can't say. A filing is an application, and many are refused or changed. What your earlier use is worth in your situation is a question for a trademark attorney. We give you the records, dated, so that conversation is short.
No. We are a consulting firm. We don't give legal advice or opinions, and we never file anything at the USPTO on your behalf. The three attorneys in your file are independent, and they publish flat fees.
No. Lawyers in most states can't pay for referrals, so we neither ask nor accept anything. The list is there to save you the search, and it is yours to use or ignore.
Then it's probably fine, and you can ignore our email. If you'd still like the file, ask us.
We check the USPTO record for that application until it is published for opposition. You get an email at each change, such as an examiner's action or approval for publication. After publication the watch ends, and an attorney takes over if you've hired one.
Not yet. Name Watch reads USPTO filings and looks for US businesses.
Send us your business name and, if you've found a filing yourself, its serial number. We'll tell you what the USPTO shows today and what the file would include.
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