Should I Conduct A Trademark Search Before Using My Trademark?

[ClaytonStokes]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ontario

The excitement of developing a brand new product or service and springing up with a reputation, emblem and/or tagline, combined with the additional time and legwork needed in conducting a trademark search, leads some folks to only forgo it altogether. however, you must forever conduct an expert trademark search before each exploitation the mark and file a registration for it. Here square measure some reasons why?

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

Not that I can even see a question in there but we only do US law here.

 

[Zigner]

Not that I can even see a question in there but we only do US law here.

Well, there is that pesky question in the title But you're right - we don't do Canadian law.

 

[quincy]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ontario

The excitement of developing a brand new product or service and springing up with a reputation, emblem and/or tagline, combined with the additional time and legwork needed in conducting a trademark search, leads some folks to only forgo it altogether. however, you must forever conduct an expert trademark search before each exploitation the mark and file a registration for it. Here square measure some reasons why?

If you ask your question of a legal professional in Canada, I recommend you either leave out the part I bolded above or reword it so it makes sense.

I cannot think of any country where it would not be smart to do a thorough trademark search prior to using a mark, checking for both registered marks and unregistered marks.

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

Yes there is that question but the OP then seems to answer it himself.

 

[quincy]

Yes there is that question but the OP then seems to answer it himself.

That is because Clayton was setting up this thread as an advertisement for a trademark search firm.