Trademark Search - Save Time and Money by Conducting a Trademark Search before using your trade name.
Although you can claim a trademark, simply by using your trademark in commerce, it is best to search it and register it.
The last thing you want is finding out later that someone registered your trade name in another state as a federal trademark and later you try in court to prove you owned it first. The company that registers it usually prevails. Do you want to spend $50,000 or more to prove you are right later? Be smart and check out whether your chosen trademark is alredy registered.