Marqio
Module 03 · Clearance

Clearance as a file, not as a PDF export.

EUIPO · National EU registers · Swissreg · UKIPO · WIPO/Madrid · USPTO
Cache ≤ 24 h

Registers covered

  1. EUIPO — EU trade marks (EU27).
  2. National registers of every EU member state — queried directly.
  3. Swissreg — Swiss national marks.
  4. UKIPO — UK national marks.
  5. WIPO/Madrid — international registrations (Madrid System ~130 member states), queried via TMview WO-office filter (D-151).
  6. USPTO — US trademark register, queried directly via tmsearch.uspto.gov (D-152). Opt-in in the filter card.

Verdict semantics

  1. Clear. No relevant hits in identical or adjacent classes. Phonetic and semantic distance above threshold.
  2. Watch. Partial overlap, inactive mark, close phonetic match. Requires manual review.
  3. Conflict. Active mark in an identical class with high similarity. The file recommends against filing.

What the file contains

  1. Hit list with register ID, class, status, owner, priority date.
  2. Similarity scores per hit (phonetic / visual / semantic).
  3. Hash chain over all hits and the verdict output — tamper-evident.
  4. Disclaimer „Screening · Not Legal Advice" on every page of the file.

What clearance does not cover

A negative screening does not replace an attorney freedom-to-operate analysis. Marqio prepares the evidence; counsel evaluates it.