CIPO: Trademark Search in Canada
We will teach you on this page how you can do a trademark search in Canada. There are two ways to do it. One is by using the Global Brand Database and the other one is by using Canadian Trademark Database.
Here's how to do it:
A. Search using Global Brand Database
1. Go to https://branddb.wipo.int/en/quicksearch to do a quick name search
2. Enter the name you want to search then hit the search button
3. It will return with results of the name which could be exact, similar, or combined with other words (see below sample)
4. Aside for a quick search, you can also by logo where you can upload your logo and the system's AI will search for any logo which is similar to what you have uploaded. Either drag and drop the image file or browse it from your folder.
5. There's also an option to search by goods or services or by its class number. You can identify the class number which your goods or services belongs to by searching the Nice Classification. A Nice Classification is an international standard for identifying the correct classification of goods or services for applying trademark registration.
6. Simply type your goods or services and see what class number it belongs to.
7. You can also use the Advance Search option if you want to narrow down your search more like per country, application number, registration number, etc. Just add row for the search criteria.
8. Review the search result.
B. Search using the Canadian Trademark Database
1. Go to https://ised-isde.canada.ca/cipo/trademark-search/srch
2. You can search for the trademark name, owner's name, class number or what you called Nice Classification, application and registration number.
3. Hit the search button and you will see the search results like in the sample image below.
4. If you're interested in applying for a Trademark application in Canada, contact us and our experts can do a preliminary search for you.
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