Canadian & international intellectual property tools
Trademark clearance & patent research for your next decision.
Connect trademark searches, goods-and-services wording and examiner objections with your actual business. Research patent prior art and examine the distinctions that matter to the invention.
Start 15-Day Free Trial- CIPO & WIPO trademark collections
- CIPO, USPTO & WIPO patent research
- Nice classification & examiner objections
Specialist IP work, in the same legal workspace.
Use the database, jurisdiction and task that fit the assignment—from trademark clearance and Canadian examiner responses to international prior-art research.
Trademark clearance
Examine more than an identical name.
Search Canadian and international collections for relevant marks. Consider phonetic, visual and conceptual resemblance, related goods and services, trade channels and the strongest retrieved conflicts.
International collections
Follow the business into relevant markets.
Use CIPO and WIPO Global Brand Database coverage, including Madrid System, EUIPO and participating national and regional collections. Identify the coverage actually searched for the assignment.
Goods and services
Replace vague descriptions with specific wording.
Compare the business description with retrieved CIPO Goods and Services Manual entries. Review the Nice class, specificity and scope of proposed wording before using it in the application.
Examiner objections
Prepare a response to the actual report.
Provide the CIPO report and application details. Analyze the identified objections, relevant guidance and proposed descriptions; keep amendments within the permitted scope of the application.
Patent prior art
Find the references that matter to the invention.
Research CIPO, USPTO Patent Public Search and WIPO PATENTSCOPE sources. Compare relevant prior art with the invention’s features, novelty, non-obviousness and proposed claim scope.
Patent drawings
Carry the visual record into the drafting work.
Request drawing descriptions and evaluation tied to the supplied figures. Keep what a drawing shows distinct from unsupported technical details or a conclusion about patentability.
Specific wording, traceable references and a defined search scope.
The trademark tool relates proposed wording to retrieved CIPO entries and the supplied business context. Clearance and patent analyses retain their database and jurisdictional scope. A wording match, Nice class or search result alone does not determine registrability or patentability.
AIstrova’s own trademark application
DataEGI — from objections to an approval notice.
DataEGI’s original service descriptions, prepared with generic AI, needed revision. With no replacement wording supplied by CIPO, AIstrova relied on TruLexa to rework the descriptions around the actual business and prepare its response. The public history for application 2380551 records the following milestones.
Goods or services wording found unacceptable
Examiner’s first report
Approval and approval notice sent
CIPO action history (PDF)Advertised in the Trademarks Journal
CIPO public record
Approval and advertisement are stages before registration.
Trademark and patent research with TruLexa
Can TruLexa help respond to a CIPO examiner’s report?
Yes. Supply the report, application number, current goods-and-services wording and business description. Request analysis of the objections, proposed wording, Nice classification and a response for professional review.
Does international coverage mean every trademark register is searched?
Coverage depends on the selected databases and their participating collections. Specify the target markets and review the actual search scope and unresolved coverage needs.
Are patentability and freedom to operate the same question?
No. Identifying prior art and assessing novelty is distinct from assessing whether a proposed activity may fall within another party’s patent claims. Specify the question, relevant jurisdictions and documents for the assignment.
Which plan includes the specialist IP tools?
Specialist trademark and patent tools are included in Pro and Enterprise. Compare plans for current inclusions and applicable terms.