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How do I perform a comprehensive federal and state trademark clearance search before spending money on custom branding for a new online retail startup?

ChatGPTgpt-63 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
How do I perform a comprehensive federal and state trademark clearance search before spending money on custom branding for a new online retail startup?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
USPTO trademark search federal clearance search likelihood of confusion goods services common law state trademark search official guidanceGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
USPTO Trademark Search system search tips exact wording similar marks goods services officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Virginia state trademark registration search official business entity trademark databaseGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDDefinition

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (3)
Short factOther / navigational33%ComparisonConsequenceReason33%Definition33%InstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
USPTO trademark search federal clearance search likelihood of confusion goods services common law state trademark search official guidance Google ↗
USPTO Trademark Search system search tips exact wording similar marks goods services official Google ↗
Virginia state trademark registration search official business entity trademark database Google ↗
  1. Open USPTO Trademark Search · tmsearch.uspto.gov
  2. Federal trademark searching · uspto.gov
  3. Likelihood of confusion · uspto.gov
  4. USPTO TSDR database · tsdr.uspto.gov
  5. USPTO trademark resources · uspto.gov
  6. Virginia SCC business entity search · cis.scc.virginia.gov
  7. Virginia State Corporation Commission · scc.virginia.gov
  8. Search Amazon listings · amazon.com
  9. Search Walmart listings · walmart.com
  10. Search eBay listings · ebay.com
  11. Search Etsy listings · etsy.com
  12. Instagram · instagram.com
  13. Facebook · facebook.com
  14. TikTok · tiktok.com
  15. Pinterest · pinterest.com
  16. YouTube · youtube.com
  17. LinkedIn · linkedin.com
  18. ICANN domain registration lookup · lookup.icann.org
  19. WIPO Global Brand Database · branddb.wipo.int
  20. WIPO Madrid Monitor · www3.wipo.int
  21. USPTO international trademark resources · uspto.gov
  22. Access the USPTO Trademark Official Gazette · uspto.gov
  23. Comprehensive clearance search for similar trademarks · uspto.gov
  24. American Bar Association · americanbar.org
  25. International Trademark Association · inta.org
  26. USPTO Trademark Assistance Center · uspto.gov

Queries

3 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
USPTO trademark search federal clearance search likelihood of confusion goods services common law state trademark search official guidance
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Reason——1x
of 1
USPTO Trademark Search system search tips exact wording similar marks goods services official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Other / navigational——1x
of 1
Virginia state trademark registration search official business entity trademark database
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Definition——1x
of 1