$ man uspto-tm-name-search
/uspto-tm-name-search(1)
PRICE / CALL
$0.10
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
edgefinanceCATEGORY
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.
INPUT — request schema
| property | type | description | req? |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | Wordmark text to search (1-100 chars, e.g. 'APPLE', 'agentutility'). Matches active USPTO trademark wordmarks; case-insensitive. | required |
| status | string | 'active' (default — Live registrations only, what you usually want for clearance) or 'all' (includes abandoned, expired, cancelled). enum: active · all | optional |
| start | number | Pagination offset (1-indexed). Default 1. Each page returns up to 100 hits. | optional |
OUTPUT — response shape
| field | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| query | string | Echo of the search term used to find matching USPTO trademarks. |
| count | string | Total number of registered marks matching the query in the MarkerAPI index. |
| returned | string | Number of trademark records included in this response (may be capped below count). |
| trademarks | string | Array of matching marks with serial number, wordmark text, status, registration date, owner, and goods/services. |
| source | string | Upstream data provider for the trademark records, typically MarkerAPI's USPTO wordmark index. |
EXAMPLES — two 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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|---|---|---|
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| xbrl-financials | SEC XBRL financials. | $0.05 |
| fec-political-contributions | FEC political contributions search via api.open.fec.gov. | $0.04 |
| earnings-calendar | Earnings calendar derived from SEC 8-K Item 2.02, 10-Q, 10-K, NT 10-Q, NT 10-K filings. | $0.03 |
| earnings-call-transcribe | Earnings call transcriber. | $0.03 |
| earnings-transcript | Earnings call transcript generator. | $0.03 |
| fda-calendar | FDA Advisory Committee meeting calendar. | $0.03 |
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