trademark research

Then, a keyword search turned up a reference to MicroPatent, a patent and trademark research company.

Did RIM do their trademark research?

The alternative is to pay commercial trademark databases like MicroPatent, Thompson & Thompson, or Trademark Research.

"A trademark search is not required, but it's certainly the best business practice," Lynn Tellefsen, marketing director for MicroPatent, a patent and trademark research company, said.

According to Alan Davidson, executive vice president for trademarks at MicroPatent, a patent and trademark research company based in East Haven, Conn., more than 4,400 trademarks now have the number 2000 in them.