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/uspto-tm-name-search(1)

agentutility / edge-finance / uspto-tm-name-search
PRICE / CALL
$0.10
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
live
NAME
uspto-tm-name-search uspto trademark name search / free-text tm search / wordmark search / brand-name clearance / freedom-to-use check
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.org/v1/uspto-tm-name-search
     Content-Type: application/json
     X-PAYMENT:    <signed-transferWithAuthorization>

     { ... }
↳ first call → 402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.
DESCRIPTION

USPTO trademark name search / free-text TM search / wordmark search / brand-name clearance / freedom-to-use check. The companion to uspto-trademark-search (which is lookup-by-id only) — does the search USPTO does not expose as a free API. Returns active or all registered marks matching the query, with serial number, wordmark text, status, registration date, owner, and goods/services description. Source: MarkerAPI indexer of USPTO wordmarks. Screening tool only — not a substitute for a TM attorney clearance search.

INPUTrequest schema
propertytypedescriptionreq?
querystringWordmark text to search (1-100 chars, e.g. 'APPLE', 'agentutility'). Matches active USPTO trademark wordmarks; case-insensitive.required
statusstring'active' (default — Live registrations only, what you usually want for clearance) or 'all' (includes abandoned, expired, cancelled).
enum: active · all
optional
startnumberPagination offset (1-indexed). Default 1. Each page returns up to 100 hits.optional
OUTPUTresponse shape
fieldtypedescription
querystringEcho of the search term used to find matching USPTO trademarks.
countstringTotal number of registered marks matching the query in the MarkerAPI index.
returnedstringNumber of trademark records included in this response (may be capped below count).
trademarksstringArray of matching marks with serial number, wordmark text, status, registration date, owner, and goods/services.
sourcestringUpstream data provider for the trademark records, typically MarkerAPI's USPTO wordmark index.
EXAMPLEStwo ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.org/v1/uspto-tm-name-search \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{ }'
first response = 402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.
EXAMPLE 2 · mcp
# install once
claude mcp add x402 --command "npx x402-deployer-mcp"

# then ask Claude Code:
# "use the uspto-tm-name-search tool to ..."
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
tags
trademark-searchbrand-clearanceusptowordmark-lookupip-searchfreedom-to-usetm-screening
methods
POST
cluster
edgefinance
price
$0.10 USDC per call
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SEE ALSO
agentutility(7) · edgefinance(7) · x402(7) · mcp(7) · llms.txt · registry.json · bazaar.x402.org