Mark text search guide
Trade marks are not always straightforward to search, but you may find these search methods useful to get the most from your search.
Results will be shown in alphabetical order.
Numbers
You should only use Exact, Starts with or Contains string searches to search for numbers in a trade mark. You can search for numbers using numerals or words.
If you are searching to compare trade marks, use Contains string search and use both numerals and words.
Examples
| Read across each row to find an example number, the first search term that should be entered into the search box, the search operator that should be used and the second search term that should be entered. | |||
| To find | Search | Operator | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 62 | or | sixty two |
| 1000 | 1000 | or | thousand |
| 123 | 123 | or | one two three |
| Hundred | hundred | or | 100 |
Special characters
You can search for special characters, including punctuation marks and some currency symbols
Linking search terms
You can search more than 1 term in a single search.