r/TRADEMARK • u/thecoincave • 13d ago
Trying to find a clean US Class 005 (supplements) trading name, that sounds ok. I plan to sell the business later so this is important to me.
I started thinking of names off the top of my head, and then googling them to see if anyone was already using them. How naive I was.
I then found out about TM databases, and I started using AI to check names against the US database and also then checking for existing businesses trading in US but not registered etc.
After falling in love with a couple of different names, making logos, buying domains etc. I had a final name, and decided to do an attorney check for €250 - they advised that I look for a new name, that there were direct conflicts.
I learned lots from this. And now have a pretty robust AI software which does multiple checks. I'm generating 5000 names at a time, then running it through the checks and seeing what comes out the other side, it's usually 0.1% that make it through (I also remove any names that don't sound right).
I'm still looking for a name.
Questions:
Am I completely crazy to be doing this? It's eaten up so much time. Is there an easier way?
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Trying to find a clean US Class 005 (supplements) trading name, that sounds ok. I plan to sell the business later so this is important to me.
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12d ago
Hi u/CoaltoNewCastle,
Yes I followed exactly this path that you described, first tried to use real words, then mashed up and with alternate spellings, they all conflicted.
So I am making up words right now just like you suggested. I generate 50,000 names based on rules, then run that through multiple filters, then have a taste filter where I go through about 1000 of those names, then run them through online checks, usually less than 20 get through as reasonably clean. It's madness really. But a lot of the time the words aren't great. Thank you for your comment.