System to inform about trademarks similar to provided input
AssigneeSky Castle Global Limited
InventorsEdwin Tan, Michael E. St. John, JR.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention generally relate to trademark searching and notification systems. More specifically, various embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for informing requesters about trademarks similar to a provided input. Some embodiments of the present invention provide for a proactive system in which users are notified of similar trademarks before using specific term(s) and users proceed after understanding which trademarks actually exist and what areas those trademarks actually entail, and possibly being notified of newly applied trademarks and modified trademarks at later times that are similar to the specific term(s) being used.
Claims21
A processor-implemented method comprising:
- receiving owner data for a first trademark;
- receiving, from an entity and by a first computer system including a processor, a request to add trademark data for the first trademark to a database;
- verifying a first part of the trademark data;
- and
- adding, after verifying the first part of the trademark data and by a second computer system including a processor, a second part of the trademark data to the database.
A processor-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, from a requester and by a computer system including a processor, a request to perform a trademark search for a provided input;
- searching, by the computer system, a database for a trademark related to the provided input;
- determining, by the computer system, a trademark that is similar to the provided input;
- and
- generating, by the computer system, a notification based at least in part on the similar trademark.
A processor-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, from a requester and by a computer system including a processor, a request to subscribe to an ancillary trademark-monitoring service and an associated trademark;
- receiving, by the computer system, a request for an internet domain;
- searching, by the computer system, a database for the internet domain;
- determining, by the computer system and in response to the subscription request, that the internet domain is similar to the associated trademark;
- causing generation of a notice of the similar trademark;
- and
- causing the notice to be presented to the requester.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.