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SMD Group helps law firms and corporations assess the availability of your trademark for use and registration.

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The picture shows the process of trademark clearing as a circle: Trademark search, evaluation of legal risks, evaluation of business risks, and final conclusion. In the middle of the circle you can see a man with a laptop. He stands for the person or team that has to determine whether or not to proceed with this trademark name candidate.

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Empowering better decision-making

Determining your trademark name candidate’s availability for use and registration goes beyond a simple search. Our analysis evaluates legal and business risks, helping you understand the implications of filing and market entry while minimizing risks and costs for international projects.

Trademark search

Trademark Search

We compare your proposed name against registered trademarks to identify identical and similar marks. Further investigation is essential to assess legal and business risks.

Legal Risk

Legal Risk

Trademark legal experts evaluate the scope of protection, distinctiveness, and compliance with local requirements of your name candidate to identify possible issues.

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Business Risk

We analyze the market presence and the financial strength of the owners of the most relevant cited marks to assess the likelihood of conflicts and costly legal disputes.

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Recommendation

You receive a clear recommendation from an experienced trademark attorney to confidently decide whether to proceed with your trademark name candidate.

Stay relaxed with i-Search

i-Search helps you stay organized and stress-free, no matter the size of your project. Watch this video to see how it reduces risks and drives success in your name-finding process.

Learn how i-Search can help to determine your Trademark availability for use and registration in this video

We make each naming process fast, safe and efficient

Here is what you can delegate to our experts

Beyond searching, we provide valuable information to guide you in choosing the right trademark name.

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Linguistic Remarks

In-use Check

Trademark Owner Check

Local Legal Opinion

Overall Opinion

Linguistic Remarks

In-use Check

Trademark Owner Check

Local Legal Opinion

Overall Opinion

Trademark Availability Search

Knock-out Search

Goods & Services Check

Linguistic Remarks

In-use Check

Trademark Owner Check

Trademark Availability Search

Knock-out Search

Goods & Services Check

Linguistic Remarks

In-use Check

Trademark Owner Check

In-use Check

Overall Opinion

Local Legal Opinion

Linguistic Remarks

Trademark Owner Check

In-use Check

Overall Opinion

Local Legal Opinion

Linguistic Remarks

Trademark Owner Check

Unified global report

Receive a clear, organized report with all the global trademark availability for use and registration information you need, all in one place for easy decision-making.

Make confident decisions with i-Search

Here are five tailored i-Search solutions to drive information, streamline your clearance process, and efficiently select trademarks free for use and registration. Smart add-ons can be obtained on request.

Efficient clearance for large-scale projects

Designed for projects with many name candidates across multiple countries.
Includes a full availability search, risk-ranked marks with brief attorney comments, all in a streamlined table format for easy handling.

i-Search Executive 

Efficient clearance for large-scale projects

Suitable for: Big (pharma) projects with many names and countries

Full outsourcing for fast, informed decisions

Ideal for brand owners and law firms to fully outsource trademark clearance. Includes an availability search, legal opinions from local attorneys, and an overall risk assessment with a “go/no-go” decision.

i-Search Plus 

Full outsourcing for fast, informed decisions

Suitable for: Overall advice and in-depth legal opinions

Selective outsourcing for cost savings

Ideal for law firms and companies that handle part of the process in-house but need experts for foreign jurisdictions. Includes full availability research and legal opinions for selected countries where it is needed.

i-Search Saver 

Selective outsourcing for cost savings

Suitable for: Clients who prefer to prepare their own legal and overall opinions

In-depth business risk analysis

Ideal for fast-moving industries where trademark freedom is critical. Includes an extended identical search, in-use checks, and trademark owner analysis to provide both legal and business risk insights for smarter decisions.

Owner Intelligence

In-depth business risk analysis 

Suitable for: Fast, cost-effective data screening across multiple countries

Affordable European trademark clearance

Perfect for clients looking to clear trademarks in Europe cost-effectively. Offers in-depth searches for key EU registers and basic searches for other countries, plus a legal opinion from a European expert—all at an affordable price.

EU Smart Scan

Affordable European trademark clearance 

Suitable for: (Non-EU) law firms and corporations with tight budgets and deadlines

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