The standard search function can be found in the Home page of ASEAN TMview.
This standard search is based on a single search criterion. All trademarks containing the string of text you have provided will be retrieved. The field for entering the string of text is not case sensitive.
When you would like to be more restrictive with your search and use more than one search criterion, ASEAN TMview provides two alternative search options:
When you perform a standard search, a “Filters” button is displayed below the search bar. By clicking on this button, information about the records that match your current search will be displayed, allowing you to narrow your search to only particular categories without entering additional search terms.
Each tap in the left hand side of the Filter area divides the matching records into categories and list the number of records in your search matching each category. You can use this purely for information, or use it to refine your search.
You can refine your search for each of the categories listed below:
Status: if you would like to limit your search to one or several situations that occur during the life of a trademark as listed in the table displayed in the Filter area, click on the label(s) of your interest and then on the Filter button on the right of the filter bar.
Trademark type: if you would like to limit your search to one or several trademark types as listed in the table displayed in the Filter area, click on the label(s) of your interest and then on the Filter button on the right of the filter bar.
Dates: if you would like to limit your search to a period of time from those proposed in the table displayed in the Filter area, click on the period(s) of your interest and then on the Filter button on the right of the filter bar.
Nice class: the filter area shows you a list of the forty-five Nice classes with the number of associated records for your search. If you would like to limit your search to one or several Nice classes, click on them and then on the Filter button on the right of the filter area.
Vienna codes: the filter area shows you a list of up to forty Vienna codes with the number of associated records for your search. If you would like to limit your search to one or several Vienna codes, click on them and then on the Filter button on the right of the filter area.
Applicant name: the filter area shows the names of the twenty applicants with more associated records for your search. If you would like to limit your search to one or several applicants only, click on his/her name(s) and then on the Filter button on the right of the filter bar.
Please note that when you refine your search this way, the filters that you apply will be displayed in the filter bar at the top of the Filter area. You can remove one or more of those filters by pressing on the “x” on the right of each filter box. You will then need to click on the Filter button on the right of the filter bar to apply the changes. Alternatively, if you would like to remove all the filters at once, you can click on the Clear button on the right of the filter bar.
Wildcards can be used when searching for trademark names in the standard search and the advanced search and/or application /registration number in the advanced search.
Wildcard -- <term>* -- allows you to match single or multiple characters within words. The '*' wildcard will match either 0 or multiple letters in your term. e.g. trade will match 'trade', 'trades', 'trader', etc. you can use wildcards at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of your term. e.g.*trade or tr*de or trad*.
Wildcard -- <term>? -- allows you to match any single character within a word. e.g. b?ll will match 'ball', 'bell' and 'bill'. Note that you can use wildcards at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of your term.
The advanced search provides the choice of 10 search criteria which can be used separately or in combination. Specific information for each of the ten fields is provided below.
Please read carefully these two explanatory notes related to the Advanced Search screen that can help you when first using this search option:
Trademark name: ASEAN TMview will search and retrieve all marks where the entered string appears as a separate word. If more than one word is entered, ASEAN TMview will retrieve all marks where each entered string appears as a separate word in the same trademark name.
Additional options:
Application / Registration number: ASEAN TMview allows you to search for a specific trademark if you know the application or registration number for the trademark you are looking for.
Trademark type: the search by trademark type offers four search options:
SEARCH OPTION | RESULTS |
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All | Any trademark will be searched for |
Word | Word marks consist solely of words and contain no figurative elements |
Figurative | Figurative marks have a graphical representation |
Combined | When a figurative trademark also contains a name (having a name is the characteristic of a word mark) then ASEAN TMview classifies this figurative trademark as a combined trademark |
Undefined | In ASEAN TMview, this type refers to any trademark type except those already covered by Word, Figurative and Combined |
Trademark status: the search by trademark statuses offers six search options:
RESULTS | SEARCH OPTION |
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All | Any trademark will be included in the search |
Registered | The trademark is legally protected |
Filed | The trademark is still an application and is undergoing the examination procedure. The trademark has therefore not been registered yet. |
Ended | The trademark has been refused, cancelled, withdrawn etc. |
Expired | The trademark has been refused, cancelled, withdrawn etc. |
Other | The trademark does not fit into any of the above categories |
Applicant name: ASEAN TMview will search and retrieve all marks where the entered string appears in the applicant name. If more than one name is entered, ASEAN TMview will retrieve all marks where each entered string appears in the applicant name.
Additional options:
Nice class: Nice Class contains numerical codes that describe the goods and services associated with the trademark.
You can search for one or more classes by indicating the numerical codes separated by commas (do not leave spaces between the coma and the following number), e.g. 12,35; 1,14,20.
If you would like to search for several correlative classes, you can do so by indicating the first and last numerical code you would like to search for with two dots between them, e.g. 12..15.
For help finding the relevant classes, click the selector button to the right of the search field. The selector displays the class headings of each class and allows you to choose class numbers. Mark one or more class numbers by clicking on each number and click OK to add the class number(s) to the search field.
WARNING: please be aware that the Nice class cannot be used alone as a search criterion. It has to be combined with at least one more criterion.
Vienna code: Vienna class contains numerical codes that describe the visual appearance of the image associated to each record, if any. You can search for Vienna classifications by entering the desired Vienna code in the search field using the format 00.00.00.
It is not possible to search by Vienna code using the main category alone, e.g. 01, a search specifying the second level, e.g. 01.01, will retrieve all marks belonging to the particular subcategory. Entering the entire code, e.g. 01.01.12 will find marks classified in this subcategory only.
WARNING: Please be aware that the Vienna code cannot be used alone as a search criterion. It has to be combined with at least one more criterion.
Opposition: by checking the box in this field, you will search only for trademarks that currently are in the opposition period.
WARNING: Please note ASEAN TMview uses the international Gregorian calendar.
Application date: to find trademarks applied for within a particular period, type the dates of such period using the 'DD-MM-YYYY' format. If you only fill in the From field, the search will retrieve marks with an application date on and after the entered date. If you only fill in the To field, the search will retrieve marks with an application date on or before the entered date.
WARNING: Please note ASEAN TMview uses the international Gregorian calendar.
Registration date: to find trademarks registered within a particular period, type the dates of such period using the 'DD-MM-YYYY' format. If you only fill in the From field, the search will retrieve marks with a registration date on and after the entered date. If you only fill in the To field, the search will retrieve marks with a registration date on or before the entered date.
WARNING: Please note ASEAN TMview uses the international Gregorian calendar.
Sort results by: you can sort the list of results by a preferred field by choosing it from the drop down menu list.
Order results: you can sort the results either in ascending or descending order by choosing your preferred option from the drop down menu.
The moment you perform a search, the results area display the records that match your current search.
Two main sections are available concerning the results of your search:
The pager bar shows a quick summary of your result set, and lets you navigate between pages of results. You can find this bar at both, the top and at the bottom of the record list to ease your navigation. It is divided into several areas:
Additionally, at the top pager bar you are given the option to send the record list by e-mail, to print it out. Please note you will need to preselect the records you are interested in before printing. When you click the icon, a new window with the whole list of design fields will open. You can add or remove fields by selecting/deselecting the check box next to each field. The minimal information identifying the design cannot be deselected namely, indication of the product, design number and design office.
At the bottom pager bar, you are given the following additional options to help you configure the list of results:
The list of results shows the specific records that match your current search. Records are displayed by default in a List format.
By default, the list of results is ordered by trademark name ascending. You can click on any of the headers to sort your results by that column.
TIP: when the trademark number starts with WO, this indicates it is an international registration, filed through WIPO and having effects in the national IP office as the designated country.
The order of the columns may be changed by dragging the column heading to the desired place.
You can hide a column by clicking on the 'Hide column' option displayed when moving the mouse to the right of each column header.
To access the details of a trademark displayed in the list of search results, click on the TM Name or TM Number in the list of results. A new tab containing the trademark details will appear next to the tap with the list of search results. Up to ten tabs with trademark details can be displayed simultaneously.
All details available for each trademark will be displayed in a separate screen when pressing on the Trademark Name or Application/Registration Number in the list of results. You will be able to open up to 5 record screens at the time.
You will be able to export the information for a particular trademark in PDF, excel or XML formats as well as print for further reference. All these actions can be performed by clicking on the different icons that appear on the bar at the top of the record screen.
WARNING: Please do not use your browser 'back' button, as this might navigate you away from your current search or ASEAN TMview