Free Australian trade mark search
Check a name against every Australian trade mark on record, all 2,242,140 of them, including lapsed and refused ones. Free, and you don’t need to give an email address.
What it searches
Your name is compared with every Australian trade mark that has words in it, using IP Australia's own data, plus the new filings we've loaded since IP Australia's last monthly update. Lapsed and refused marks are included and listed separately.
The check uses the same tests as our watch: the same or nearly the same spelling, names that sound alike, shared words, and a distinctive word on its own. It looks hardest in the classes you choose and the ones next to them, and for near-identical names in every other class.
How to read the results
High similarity is a mark in force, in one of your classes, that's very close to your name: the same name, one letter apart in a longer name, the same words, or the same sound. Medium and low are further away, or in other classes. No longer in force covers marks that lapsed, were refused or were removed.
The results show what's on the register. They aren't a legal opinion, and they don't mean a name is safe to use. For that, talk to a trade marks professional before you file or launch.
After the search
A search covers one day. New applications are filed every weekday, and one filed next month won't show up here today. If you'd like to hear when a similar name is filed, we can watch yours and email you when a close one turns up, with the date the window to oppose it closes.
Common questions
Is this the same as IP Australia's search?
No. IP Australia's Australian Trade Mark Search is the official register, with details of registered and pending trade marks. Our check uses IP Australia's data, compares your name with every mark on record in one go and sorts what it finds by how close each one is. For the official record of any mark, look it up on Australian Trade Mark Search.
Does no result mean I can use the name?
No. A check with no close matches shows that nothing on the register came close today. It isn't a legal opinion and doesn't mean the name is safe to use: a name can be in use without being registered, and new applications are filed every weekday. A trade marks professional can advise on your situation.
What are trade mark classes?
Trade marks are registered for particular goods and services, grouped into 45 classes. Classes 1 to 34 are for goods and 35 to 45 are for services. A registration covers only the goods or services it was applied for, so the same name can belong to different owners in different classes. Our guide to trade mark classes explains how to pick yours, and the list of all 45 classes shows what each covers.
How do I check a trademark is available in Australia?
Search the name here and on IP Australia's Australian Trade Mark Search, with other spellings, sound-alikes and plurals, in the classes for what you sell. Then check ASIC's business names register and whether the domain name is taken. Our guide on how to do a trade mark search in Australia goes through each step. None of these searches can tell you a name is free to use. For that, ask a trade marks professional.
Is my business name trademarked?
Search it above with the classes for what you sell: anything registered or pending that's close to it shows up, with its status. A registered business name isn't a trade mark. Business names are registered with ASIC and trade marks with IP Australia, and ASIC says only a trade mark gives exclusive rights to a name. Our guides on business names and trade marks and what to do if someone trade marks your business name go further.
How many free checks can I do?
Up to 10 a day, and you don't need to give an email address. The same name and classes checked again within 24 hours shows the earlier answer.
Sources
- Search existing trade marks (IP Australia)
- What are classes of goods and services (IP Australia)
- Business names register (ASIC)
- Business names and trade marks (ASIC)
This is information only, not legal advice.