Check your trademark name before you file.
Fast, affordable preliminary screening for U.S. word marks. See similar marks, conflict signals, and common-law findings in one plain-English report.
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NOVAHIVE
- Similar live federal mark in related category
- Pending application with overlapping goods
- Active web use by adjacent brand
Used by founders, creators, e-commerce sellers, and small businesses before they spend on filing and branding.
Most people choose between guessing, confusing free tools, or expensive legal search.
DIY is hard
USPTO tools are powerful, but not easy for first-time filers.
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A weak name can waste filing fees, branding work, and launch time.
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Many buyers want a smart first pass before paying for a full legal review.
How it works
Enter your proposed name
Add your brand name and a short description of what you sell.
We search for conflicts
We check federal trademark records and broader brand-use signals.
Get a thorough, plain-English report
Your results are analyzed against trademark law principles, delivering mark strength assessment, per-match threat analysis, and specific next-step recommendations.
What's included in your screen
Exact and similar-name matches
Find marks that match or closely resemble your proposed name.
Live, pending, and dead federal records
See the current status of relevant trademark registrations.
Phonetic and semantic similarity
Catch marks that sound alike or carry similar meaning.
Goods/services overlap analysis
Understand whether similar marks compete in the same product space.
Common-law web signals
Find brand-use evidence beyond federal records, like domains and listings.
Risk band with reasons
Get a clear risk summary with the top reasons behind it.
Downloadable PDF report
Save and share your screening results as a formatted PDF.
Smarter-than-exact-match screening
Modern search and language-analysis methods identify possible conflicts that simple exact-match searches miss, including phonetic, component, and contextual matches.
See what your report looks like
This is a sample preliminary screening report for illustration only.
TMScope Preliminary Trademark Screening Report
NOVAHIVE
moderate riskhigh confidenceScreening Analysis
This screening reveals moderate conflict signals. The proposed mark “NOVAHIVE” faces phonetic similarity with live federal marks in related technology classes. While no exact match exists, the combination of a similar live mark and overlapping goods/services descriptions warrants careful consideration before filing.
Mark Strength
“NovAhive” combines “Nova” (suggesting newness) with “Hive” (suggesting community), creating a suggestive mark with moderate inherent distinctiveness.
Registration Outlook
Based on this preliminary screening, the proposed mark faces moderate conflict signals primarily from phonetic similarity with existing marks in related classes. Consider narrowing the goods/services description to distinguish from overlapping marks, or explore alternative name variations.
Top reasons for risk assessment
- Near-phonetic live federal mark in a related category
- Overlapping goods/services language in a pending application
- Strong web-use signal from an adjacent business brand
Federal findings
Similar wording and related software services
Phonetic similarity and overlapping product description
Common-law findings
Active branded website suggesting real marketplace use
Business listing with related branding language
Limitations
- This report is a preliminary screening only.
- This report does not provide legal advice or legal clearance.
- Results depend on available public data and matching thresholds.
Simple pricing
Free Exact Match
Quick check against federal records
- 1 exact-match check
- Similar marks count
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Basic Screen
Federal trademark records only
- 1 name
- Federal records
- Similar-name screening
- In-depth risk analysis
- Mark strength assessment
- PDF report
Enhanced Screen
Federal records + common-law web signals
- 1 name
- Federal + common-law layer
- In-depth risk analysis
- Detailed match insights
- Downloadable report
Compare 3 Names
Side-by-side comparison of up to 3 names
- Compare up to 3 names
- Relative risk ranking
- Federal + common-law layer
- In-depth comparative analysis
- Comparison PDF
Built to inform your next step
This platform provides a preliminary trademark screening for U.S. word marks. It is designed to help you spot obvious and non-obvious conflict signals before filing. It does not provide legal advice, legal clearance, or a guarantee of registration.