System and method for displaying search results for a trademark query in an interactive graphical representation

A server system configured to generate interactive graphical representations of search results for trademark queries for display on user devices, the server system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more processors and storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, implement a method comprising:
• retrieving search results responsive to a query, the query including a proposed trademark and one or more search parameters, and each search result having at least one ascertainable text-based property and a numeric score, wherein the numeric score is indicative of a measure of similarity between the search result and the proposed trademark, and
• causing a user device to display an interactive graphical representation of the search results via a user interface of the user device, including causing the user device to:
• display a reference indicator for the proposed trademark at a reference location in the interactive graphical representation,
• display, for each of the search results, a respective search result indicator in the interactive graphical representation at a search result location having a first offset along a first axis and a second offset along a second axis, the first and second offsets being relative to the reference location, wherein the search result location is determined using the numeric score and the at least one ascertainable text-based property of the search result, wherein at least some of the search result indicators are individually selectable, and
• display a modified version of the interactive graphical representation in response to one of the search indicators being selected.

A method for generating interactive graphical representations of search results for trademark queries, the method comprising:

• retrieving, by one or more processors, search results responsive to a query, the query including a proposed trademark and one or more search parameters, and each search result having at least one ascertainable text-based property and a numeric score, wherein the numeric score is indicative of a measure of similarity between the search result and the proposed trademark;
• and
• generating, by one or more processors, an interactive graphical representation of the search results, including:
• generating a reference indicator for the proposed trademark at a reference location in the interactive graphical representation,
• determining, for each of the search results, a first offset along a first axis and a second offset along a second axis, the first and second offsets being determined relative to the reference location using the numeric score and the at least one ascertainable text-based property of a respective search result,
• generating, for each of the search results, a search result indicator in the interactive graphical representation, in accordance with the determined first and second offsets, wherein at least some of the search result indicators are individually selectable to modify the interactive graphical representation, and
• providing the interactive graphical representation via a user interface.