A trademark search uncovers similar/identical registered and unregistered trademarks, allowing brand owners to determine and assess the viability of their proposed marks and the possible risks associated with their registration. Performing in-depth investigations and phonetic search into similar brands, Al Raqeem Consulting Middle East offers various global trademark search solutions that are tailored to your specific needs. The trained analysts of the firm make use of superior technology and advanced searching techniques, coupled with up-to-date databases. Our service examines trademark registry search, expired, and cancelled trademarks in the UAE, as well as abandoned and pending trademark applications filed in the Ministry of Economy (MOE). The firm’s analysts also utilize common law searching strategies in combing through domain registries, business directories, web portals, and marketing sources. Al Raqeem conducts thorough scans of available trademark databases to inform you of what is and is not available at a given time. The service’s international trademark search offerings are second to none, giving businesses the ability to quickly find specific brand names and slogans listed among the millions in dozens of different countries. Searches conducted by Al Raqeem are fast, comprehensive, and compliant with national procedures.

Not all trademarks can be registered.

Trademarks can be unregistrable for numerous reasons: the reasons are different in each country. That is why you may order our Trademark Study to be sure that you will not waste your money applying for an unregistrable trademark. Our specialists will verify the probabilities of registration of your trademark. The search will be conducted in order to find an identical or similar trademark which could be an obstacle. Our attorney will analyze the results in order to provide you with the probability of successful registration.

Trademark searches will typically fall into one of the following categories:

• Identical trademark search: Identifies marks or devices that are visually or phonetically identical.
• Similar trademark search: Identifies identical and confusingly similar marks.
• Trademark search with the opinion (‘Search with advice’): Includes an attorney’s recommendation on the results of the identical or similar trademark search based on their consideration of the prior marks identified.
• Index search: Identifies companies with identical/similar names to the search terms.
• In-use verification search: Examines whether a third party with prior rights is using its trademark rights correctly, which may provide grounds to challenge a registration. and
• Trade name search: Identifies trade name rights that may conflict with your desired trademark, by Identifying companies with identical/similar names to the search terms.

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