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TMview Explained: How to Search 143M+ Trademarks (and Where It Falls Short)
TMview searches 143.8M trademarks from 81 offices for free. How to search it step by step, read the results, and spot where a clean TMview result falls short.
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Drew Mercer
·13 min read
Trademark Assignment: How to Transfer Ownership and Record It
How a trademark assignment works: what the agreement needs, recording at the USPTO for $40, the 3-month rule, the intent-to-use trap, and a real chain of title.
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·15 min read
USPTO Trademark API in 2026: TSDR, Bulk Data, and What tmsearch Doesn't Offer
Is there a USPTO API for trademark search? TSDR covers status by serial number, ODP covers bulk files, tmsearch.uspto.gov has none. What exists in 2026.
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How to Use Claude for Trademark Search (With Real Register Data)
Claude trademark search only works with register data behind it. How to connect Claude to live trademark office records, six prompts to try, and the limits.
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Australia Trademark Search: How to Search IP Australia's Register (Step by Step)
Run an Australia trademark search on IP Australia's free register. Step-by-step: wildcards, phonetic and fuzzy matching, status labels, TM Checker, 2026 fees.
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·10 min read
Trademark for Software: A Developer's Registration Guide
A step-by-step guide to registering a trademark for your software product. Classes 9 and 42, filing fees, common mistakes, and the full timeline from search to registration.
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·13 min read
What TESS Did Right and Wrong (And How Modern APIs Improve On It)
TESS served the USPTO for 25 years. A technical analysis of its design decisions, what worked, what failed, and how modern trademark APIs solve each limitation.
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·13 min read
Trademark Opposition: What It Is, Why It Happens, and How to Respond
Trademark opposition is a formal challenge to block a pending mark. Learn the grounds, the USPTO and international process, and how to respond if you face one.
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·12 min read
How to Trademark an App Name (Before Someone Else Does)
Class 9 has 847,000+ active registrations at the USPTO. Learn how to trademark an app name, which classes to file, and mistakes that get developers rejected.
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