What's new on WikiTrademarks
You can now save a clean PDF report from any brand profile, trademark owner, or NICE class page, plus any article here. Each report pulls the key USPTO data (filing counts, top classes, recent filings...
Read more →You can now build on our USPTO data directly. The Data API lets you search marks by text and NICE class, look up any mark by serial number, list every mark an owner holds, and run clearance knockouts...
Read more →Keyword Watch now comes in tiers so you can match how much you monitor to how much you have to protect. Free still watches 3 names with a weekly heads-up. Solo adds daily alerts and look-alike matchin...
Read more →Last updated 14 June 2026. Short version: the official USPTO search is the source of truth, but it is built for examiners, not founders. Free tools like WikiTrademarks, Trademarkia, and Justia each ma...
Read more →Last updated 14 June 2026. Short version: a trademark's status tells you whether it still blocks you. Live marks are in force. Dead marks, meaning abandoned or cancelled, are not, though they can stil...
Read more →Last updated 14 June 2026. Short version: the best startup name is one you can actually own. That means clearing it across the trademark register, domains, and social handles before you fall in love w...
Read more →Last updated 25 June 2026. Short version: downloadable or installed software is Class 9. Software you host and sell as a subscription is Class 42. Most SaaS companies need both, because they ship an a...
Read more →Last updated 18 June 2026. Short version: the owner on the public record is whoever the trademark is currently assigned to at the USPTO, which is not always the company on the packaging. Here is how t...
Read more →Last updated 17 June 2026. Short version: filing a US trademark yourself costs $350 per class in USPTO fees. Most people add a filing service or attorney, which brings a typical single-class registrat...
Read more →Last updated 14 June 2026. Short version: a clearance search is the cheapest insurance in trademark law. Spend twenty minutes checking the register before you file and you avoid the most common reason...
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