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. WIPO Global Brand Database
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for founders, brand owners and practitioners who want a free first search across international and national trademark collections before filing or commissioning a clearance search.
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Full Comparison
| Criterion | Trademarkia | WIPO Global Brand Database |
|---|---|---|
| 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 WIPO's terms of use describe the database as a free-of-charge public service. A WIPO account is also free and adds saved searches and record sets. |
| Free trial | Free trademark search | Not stated |
| API | Bulk data on request by email, which the vendor states it provides at no cost | The terms of use forbid automated queries, scraping and bulk downloading; the Madrid collection is available on request for a fee |
| Languages | Not stated | Information pages in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish |
| Hosting | Not stated | Web app at branddb.wipo.int |
| 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. | International trademarks under the Madrid System, appellations of origin and geographical indications under the Lisbon System, emblems under Article 6ter, WHO international nonproprietary names, and trademarks from participating national and regional offices, with a coverage list on the database site. The Madrid collection is updated daily, EUIPO data is retrieved daily, and other national collections update as often as each office sends its data; Peru and Paraguay were added in 2026. |
| 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 | Search by keywords, names, numbers, goods and services and image similarity, or a combination of them. Logo search takes an uploaded JPG, PNG or WebP image with a choice of search strategy, and the separate Vienna Classification Assistant suggests Vienna codes for figurative elements. |
| Goods, services and Nice classes | Image search results can be filtered by class, status and filing date, and the site lists trademarks by class | Search by goods and services, plus the separate Global G&S Terms Explorer, which helps choose goods and services terms and their Nice classification in different languages |
| 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 | Results are a search, not a screening: the terms of use state that a result does not imply any legal opinion on likelihood of confusion, the FAQ states that WIPO is not mandated to conduct searches for third parties, and WIPO suggests also searching national and regional registers and consulting a trademark attorney |
| 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. | Saved searches and record sets with a free WIPO account; the FAQ states that a saved search shows new matching records when you log in again |
| Reports and exports | Comprehensive search reports by email in PDF, RTF, Word, HTML or Excel | Reports built from selected records, up to 180 records per report, which is also the download limit; results display as a list, grid or gallery |
| Integrations and API | Bulk data on request by email; the vendor asks requesters to email rather than scrape the site | The terms of use forbid automated queries, web scraping and bulk downloading, and the FAQ states the database is not for sale. WIPO offers the full collection of Madrid System international marks on request and for a fee. |
| AI features | stated Yes | No |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS) | Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Phone | Not stated |
| Onboarding | Not stated | Documentation and knowledge base, Live online demos and webinars |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Trademarkia Free search; reports from $199 WIPO Global Brand Database Free
- Deployment Trademarkia Cloud (SaaS) WIPO Global Brand Database Browser-based
- AI features Trademarkia Yes WIPO Global Brand Database No
- API Trademarkia Bulk data on request by email, which the vendor states it provides at no cost WIPO Global Brand Database The terms of use forbid automated queries, scraping and bulk downloading; the Madrid collection is available on request for a fee
- 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. WIPO Global Brand Database International trademarks under the Madrid System, appellations of origin and geographical indications under the Lisbon System, emblems under Article 6ter, WHO international nonproprietary names, and trademarks from participating national and regional offices, with a coverage list on the database site. The Madrid collection is updated daily, EUIPO data is retrieved daily, and other national collections update as often as each office sends its data; Peru and Paraguay were added in 2026.
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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
WIPO Global Brand Database
Strengths
- Free of charge, with a free account for saved searches
- Madrid, Lisbon, 6ter, INN and participating national collections in one search
- Logo search from an uploaded JPG, PNG or WebP image
- The FAQ states that uploaded logo images are not kept once the analysis is complete
Limitations
- Reports and downloads are capped at 180 records
- National collections are only as current as each office's last data delivery
- The terms of use forbid automated queries and bulk downloads, and the database is not for sale
- No conflict assessment; WIPO points to national registers and trademark attorneys for that
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.
WIPO Global Brand Database
- Free Free Public service of WIPO; a free WIPO account adds saved searches and record sets.
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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
WIPO Global Brand Database https://www.wipo.int/en/web/global-brand-database · checked against the official source on 2026-11-07
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