How to do your own research in trademark databases

Which level is targeted at the end of the training course?

Intermediate

How long does the training course last?

0,50 day(s)

In which language(s) is the training course taught?

When will the next session take place?

Who is organising this training course?

L'IPIL GIE propose notamment des formations sur catalogue ou sur mesure dans le domaine des droits de propriété intellectuelle et notamment sur les brevets (protéger ses innovations, rechercher des brevets avec la base Espacenet), des marques, des dessins et modèles (enregistrement au Benelux et en Europe) et des droits d'auteur au Luxembourg.

Who is the training course aimed at?

Entrepreneurs
Marketing managers
R&D managers
Inventors
Students
Researchers

What are the aims or the skills being targeted?

You are an entrepreneur and you want to check if a name or slogan has already been registered as a trademark? You are a company manager and you want to understand and learn how to classify products and services in order to best carry out your deposit? You are responsible for communication and marketing and you are wondering how to carry out your own brand searches in the databases in a relevant way?
If so, you should registrer for our free training course "How to do your own research in trademark databases" organized by IPIL GIE. Pablo Mohr, intellectual property expert at IPIL GIE, will present the main principles of trademark research and answer all your questions. The training room is equipped with computers on which participants can immediately put into practice the elements of the presentation.

What does the training course cover?

Reminder of the main principles in trademark law which have an influence on the logic of trademark research: territoriality, speciality
Presentation of the Nice Classification (International Classification of Goods and Services for the Registration of Trademarks)
- Practical exercise: finding products and/or services in the Nice Classification
Overview of the main public databases on trademarks
How to read a result and a trademark registration (to understand if the trademark is registered, if there have been oppositions and if so by whom and with what result, to know how to read an international application, …)
- Practical exercise: reading a search result
How to conduct a prior art search and find identical trademarks: same sign for same goods and services
- Practical exercise: carry out a search for identical trademark
How to conduct a prior art search and find similar trademark: risk of confusion, what are the elements of assessment?
- Practical exercise: carry out a search for similar trademark
Limitations of Research and other ways to expand research