An Exact-Match Search Only Tells You Half the Story.
A free search checks the federal register and stops there. The Shatterproof Trademark Report goes further — federal, common-law, and marketplace search, plus a plain-English Green, Yellow, or Red risk rating, reviewed and approved by a REIBLAW attorney before it reaches you.
Haven't run our free federal search yet? Start with the Quick Check first.
The Gap Between "Clean" and "Clear"
A Database Lookup Isn't a Clearance Opinion
Most free searches, and most $199 DIY filing services, do exactly one thing: check whether your exact name is already registered with the USPTO. That's a useful first step. It is not the search that actually protects you.
Exact-Match Isn't Enough
The federal register only shows marks that were formally filed. It says nothing about the business down the street, or across the country, that's been using a similar name for years without ever registering it.
Common-Law Rights Are Real Rights
In the United States, using a name in commerce creates real trademark rights — registered or not. A "clean" federal search can still walk you straight into a conflict with an unregistered competitor.
Marketplace Use Is Growing Faster Than Filings
Etsy shops, TikTok brands, Amazon sellers — more businesses are building real audiences under names they've never filed with the USPTO. A federal-only search will never find them.
Finding Out Later Costs More
A conflict found before you file is a decision. A conflict found after you've built inventory, packaging, and an audience is a rebrand — and rebrands are expensive in ways a $499 search never will be.
Why This Matters
A Federal Search Said Clear. It Wasn't.
A founder came to us building a clothing brand under a name she'd already picked out, ordered packaging for, and started marketing under. A federal exact-match search — the kind most free tools and DIY filing services run — came back clean. Nothing registered under that name in her space.
Our Shatterproof Trademark Report went further. The common-law and marketplace search turned up a band that had been selling merchandise under a nearly identical name for more than a decade — never filed with the USPTO, completely invisible to an exact-match search, and a real conflict in the eyes of the law.
Because we caught it before she filed, she had a decision to make on her own terms — instead of a cease-and-desist letter to deal with after the inventory was already printed.
Details changed to protect client confidentiality. This is a real REIBLAW file, not a hypothetical.
What's Included
One Report. A Complete Answer.
Every Shatterproof Trademark Report is prepared under attorney supervision and reviewed and approved by a licensed REIBLAW attorney before it reaches you.
One search. One Report. One clear answer.
Secure checkout. Your engagement agreement is sent immediately after payment.
How It Works
From Question to Clear Answer
Tell Us About Your Mark
Purchase your Report and tell us your business name, industry, and what you sell. Takes a few minutes.
We Run the Full Search
Federal register, common-law, and marketplace search — then a REIBLAW attorney reviews the findings and approves the analysis.
You Get Your Report
A plain-English Green, Yellow, or Red rating with a clear recommendation, delivered by email once the analysis is complete.
To Be Upfront
What This Isn't
The Shatterproof Trademark Report is a written clearance opinion, not an ongoing consultation. It doesn't include a follow-up strategy call — everything you need is written into the Report itself, in plain language, so nothing important gets left in a conversation you didn't have.
It's not a guarantee that any mark will register, and it doesn't include representation before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). If you ever need that, we'll tell you plainly and point you to the right resource.
And it's not a filing. If your Report comes back clear and you're ready to move forward, REIBLAW's separate flat-fee filing engagements handle the USPTO application itself — and your $499 is credited in full toward that fee if you engage us within 30 days of your Report.
Why Reib Law
Judgment, Not Just a Database Search
Anyone can run an exact-match search against the federal database — that's what the $199 filing services do, and it's what our own free Quick Check does. It's a fine first step. It just isn't clearance.
The Shatterproof Trademark Report is what a law firm does that a forms processor can't: real judgment, applied to your specific mark, your industry, and how people are actually using similar names in the real world — reviewed and signed off on by an attorney who understands what it means for your business, not just what a database returned.
Common Questions
Trademark Report Questions — Answered Plainly
Know Before You Build Any Further.
Every day you build on a name is a day you haven't confirmed you can keep it. Get the search that actually checks.
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