Best for
Best for anyone who wants to check a US brand name or logo for free before filing it, and may want a law firm to file it afterwards.
Trademark Search & Monitoring Comparison
Trademarkia 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 | Trademarkia | USPTO Trademark Search |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free search; reports from $199 Comprehensive search reports are $199 (Federal), $299 (Federal and Common Law) and $1,599 (Global). Brand monitoring is $99 a quarter after the month or year included in a filing package; standalone monitoring is quoted on request with monthly, quarterly or annual billing. | 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 trademark search | Not stated |
| API | Bulk data on request by email, which the vendor states it provides at no cost | TSDR API for trademark case status, documents and images, with an API key tied to a USPTO.gov account |
| Hosting | Not stated | Web app at tmsearch.uspto.gov |
| Made in | Not stated | United States |
| Registers and countries covered | Free search over 12 million+ US trademarks. The paid Global Comprehensive Search adds Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Community and WIPO, and filing is offered in 180+ countries. | 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 | Free word search with wildcards, owner search and an image search that takes an uploaded logo or a URL; comprehensive searches look for similar names, logos and slogans, including phonetic similarities | 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 | Image search results can be filtered by class, status and filing date, and the site lists trademarks by class | 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 search reports in three packages (Federal, Federal and Common Law, Global), covering registered, unregistered and dead marks, with common law results from Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Wikipedia and Instagram and domain results; the page describes an attorney's opinion on the results and a video consultation | 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 | Brand Monitoring scans trademark databases for new applications similar or identical to a monitored mark and sends a report naming the applicant, class and filing jurisdiction. Multiple marks can be monitored. | 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 | Comprehensive search reports by email in PDF, RTF, Word, HTML or Excel | 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 | Bulk data on request by email; the vendor asks requesters to email rather than scrape the site | 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 Trademarkia Free search; reports from $199 USPTO Trademark Search Free
- Deployment Trademarkia Cloud (SaaS) USPTO Trademark Search Browser-based
- AI features Trademarkia Yes USPTO Trademark Search No
- API Trademarkia Bulk data on request by email, which the vendor states it provides at no cost USPTO Trademark Search TSDR API for trademark case status, documents and images, with an API key tied to a USPTO.gov account
- Registers and countries covered Trademarkia Free search over 12 million+ US trademarks. The paid Global Comprehensive Search adds Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Community and WIPO, and filing is offered in 180+ countries. USPTO Trademark Search 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.
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Trademarkia
Strengths
- Free search over 12 million+ US trademarks, including logo search by image upload or URL
- Owner search and a daily lookup of newly filed trademarks
- Search reports, filing and monitoring from the same law firm
- Search reports in PDF, RTF, Word, HTML or Excel
Limitations
- The free search covers US trademarks; Canada, the UK, the EU and WIPO come only with the $1,599 Global search
- Standalone brand monitoring prices are quoted on request
- The vendor states its site is for information only and not legal advice; advice comes with the paid services
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
Trademarkia
- Free Trademark Search Free US trademarks, word, owner and logo search.
- Federal Search $199 Per report. USPTO database, similar names, logos and slogans.
- Federal and Common Law Search $299 Per report. Adds common law use on the internet and domain results.
- Global Comprehensive Search $1,599 Per report. Adds Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Community and WIPO.
- Trademark filing $599 Entry package plus government fees, with one month of monitoring, then $99 a quarter. Standard is $699 and Premium $879, Premium with a comprehensive federal and common law search and one year of monitoring.
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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Trademarkia
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Trademarkia https://www.trademarkia.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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