Best for
Best for trademark attorneys and brand owners who order clearance reports and watches themselves, a few registers at a time.
Trademark Search & Monitoring Comparison
Markify vs. USPTO Trademark Search
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for applicants and practitioners who want to search the US federal trademark register themselves before filing with the USPTO.
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Full Comparison
| Criterion | Markify | USPTO Trademark Search |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $39 / year For a US Federal watch (USPTO and WIPO designating the US), all classes included. Comprehensive search reports are paid per report, from $89 for any single database and $169 for US Full. Prices exclude VAT and are listed at the same figures in euros, with combo discounts from 5% for two registers up to 30% for 7 to 25. | Free The USPTO describes its search resources as free. A free USPTO.gov account is needed for the beta image search and custom case summaries, and for an API key. |
| Free trial | Free trial on request after creating an account; length not stated | Not stated |
| API | API and raw data access to 190 trademark databases, on request | TSDR API for trademark case status, documents and images, with an API key tied to a USPTO.gov account |
| Languages | Website in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese and Japanese; goods and services translated into 40 languages | Not stated |
| Hosting | Not stated | Web app at tmsearch.uspto.gov |
| Made in | Sweden (Stockholm) | United States |
| Registers and countries covered | 240 trademark databases: 190 country registers plus the 50 US states, with WIPO and Lisbon geographical indications among the international databases and daily data updates. Optional common law sources cover business names, domain names across 1,000+ TLDs, web search, images, social media and about 100 social network usernames. | Federally registered and pending US trademarks in the USPTO database. For a comprehensive clearance the USPTO lists further sources outside the tool: the Trademark Official Gazette, state trademark and business registries, domain name registries, Madrid Monitor, WIPO's Global Brand Database and EUIPO's TMview. |
| Word, phonetic and image search | Word mark similarity search with relevance-ranked results, image search for design and figurative marks by algorithm or with analyst review using Vienna and US design codes, and Boolean search across trademark data fields including goods and services in ProSearch | Word searches by field tag such as CM for the combined mark, with exact phrases in quotes and regular expressions for alternative spellings and pronunciations, design search codes from the Design Search Code Manual, design searches by textual description, and a beta image search from an uploaded image for logged-in users |
| Goods, services and Nice classes | Comprehensive word searches include up to five classes plus identical results across all classes, each additional class 2.5% more; watches include all classes; goods and services can be keyword-filtered and are translated into 40 languages | A coordinated class filter in expert mode and the CC field tag find marks in related international and US classes, and the Trademark ID Manual lists acceptable goods and services wording |
| Clearance and conflict screening | Comprehensive availability reports generated within minutes, with identical marks and dead marks in separate tabs, and analyst-driven reports in 2 business days (urgent) or 4 (standard). Image clearance runs by algorithm or with an analyst reviewing the results. | A search tool and not a screening: the USPTO calls its database one essential step of a clearance search, says there is no surefire way to uncover all potentially conflicting trademarks, and suggests a trademark screening service or a US-licensed attorney for an in-depth search |
| Watch and alerts | Weekly watch reports by email and online across up to 190 registers, all classes included, plus owner watch, goods and services watch and domain name watch across 1,000+ TLDs. Bulk watching from 50 watches with template automation. | Status alerts come from separate USPTO services: MyUSPTO can send email updates when the status of an application changes, and Trademark Center has a docketing feature that tracks the status of applications filed through it |
| Reports and exports | PDF by email, and PDF, Word, RTF, HTML and Excel online, with custom branding, sorting, colour coding and sharing with colleagues inside or outside the company | Logged-in users can choose which sections appear on a case summary for a record and print or save it; a result opens most of the TSDR information without leaving the search system |
| Integrations and API | API and raw data access to 190 trademark databases on request; the vendor asks for the application, the markets and the expected daily API calls and publishes no price or format | TSDR API for programmatic requests for trademark case status, documents and images, requiring an API key tied to a USPTO.gov account; trademark bulk data is downloadable from the USPTO Bulk Data Storage System and further data products sit on the USPTO Open Data Portal |
| AI features | stated Yes | No |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS) | Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Phone | Not stated |
| Onboarding | Not stated | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Live online demos and webinars |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Markify From $39 / year USPTO Trademark Search Free
- Deployment Markify Cloud (SaaS) USPTO Trademark Search Browser-based
- Made in Markify Sweden (Stockholm) USPTO Trademark Search United States
- AI features Markify Yes USPTO Trademark Search No
- API Markify API and raw data access to 190 trademark databases, on request USPTO Trademark Search TSDR API for trademark case status, documents and images, with an API key tied to a USPTO.gov account
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Markify
Strengths
- Watches from $39 a year for the US and $129 a year for 190 registers, all classes included
- Search reports ordered one at a time without a contract, from $89
- Image search that includes common law images from the web and social media
- Reports in PDF, Word, RTF, HTML and Excel, with custom branding
Limitations
- ProSearch, API and analyst prices are not published
- Analyst-reviewed image searches cost several times the algorithm price, for example $910 against $145 for a US design mark
- The image search page states two different surcharges for additional classes
USPTO Trademark Search
Strengths
- Free, from the office that examines US federal applications
- Field tags and regular expressions for spelling and pronunciation variants
- Coordinated class filter for related goods and services across classes
- TSDR API and bulk data for trademark records
Limitations
- Covers the federal register only; state, common-law and foreign marks need other sources
- Image search is a beta for logged-in users, and the design search codes page still states the system does not allow reverse image searching
- Field tag syntax takes practice; the USPTO publishes separate handouts and webinars for it
Plans
Pricing
Markify
- US Federal Full watch $39 Per year, excluding VAT. USPTO and WIPO designating the US, all classes, weekly reports.
- Global watch $129 Per year, excluding VAT. 190 registers, weekly reports.
- Any Database Full search $89 Per report, excluding VAT. One trademark database, up to five classes.
- US Full search $169 Per report, excluding VAT. Common law can be added.
- EU Full search $589 Per report, excluding VAT. EU registers plus Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
- ProSearch Not stated Flat-rate screening and research tool, price on request with a free trial.
USPTO Trademark Search
- Free Free Public search of the USPTO; a free USPTO.gov account adds the beta image search, custom case summaries and an API key.
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Markify https://www.markify.com/ · checked against the official source on 2026-11-05
USPTO Trademark Search https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search · checked against the official source on 2026-11-07
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