Trademark & Name Search FAQ

Everything founders ask about name searches, trademarks, and Uppercase — answered.

About Uppercase Name Search Attorney Review Trademark Filing Trademark Basics How Uppercase Compares

About Uppercase

Trademark & Name Search FAQ

About Uppercase

What is Uppercase?

Is Uppercase a law firm? Is this legal advice?

How does Uppercase's name clearance search work?

Is Uppercase really free? What's the catch?

What databases does Uppercase search?

How fast do I get results?

What is the discovery chat?

Do I need to create an account to search?

Name Search

What is the difference between a trademark search and a name clearance search?

What is a common law trademark and why does it matter?

Can two businesses have the same name?

What does "usable" mean?

What happens if my name has a conflict?

Attorney Review

What is attorney review?

Does Uppercase have its own attorneys?

When should I get attorney review?

How quickly will an attorney review my report?

What type of counsel will the attorney provide?

What do I get with attorney review?

Can I send my Uppercase report to my own attorney for review?

Trademark Filing

How much does it cost to trademark a business name?

How long does the trademark process take?

What does attorney filing include?

What happens after I file?

What if my trademark application gets rejected?

Can I trademark a name without a lawyer?

Can I work with a different attorney to file a trademark for a name I've searched with Uppercase?

Trademark Basics

What is a trademark?

What's the difference between a trademark and a copyright?

What's the difference between a trademark and registering a business name / LLC?

Do I need a trademark to start a business?

What is likelihood of confusion?

What are trademark classes?

What does it mean if a trademark is "dead" or "abandoned"?

How Uppercase Compares

How is Uppercase different from searching the USPTO myself?

How is an Uppercase search different from Trademarkia?

How is Uppercase different from LegalZoom?

How is Uppercase different from hiring a trademark attorney?

What is the best free trademark search tool?