In August of 2006, in preparation for the INTA Trademark Administrator's Conference, we commissioned a report on the state of the trademark search engine market. We wanted to see if we continued to live up to our claims of being the fastest, most accurate and efficient trademark search engine out there. The answer remains a resounding yes.

Faster - CDNameSearch continues to search 3X to 9X times faster than other search engines.

More Accurate - CDNameSearch continues to return marks that other search engines miss.

More Efficient - An intuitive interface dedicated to getting you through those search results with the fewest clicks possible makes CDNameSearch the most efficient search engine on the market.

More Features - CDNameSearch continues to gives you the most bang for your buck when it comes to features.

We've decided to release part of this report to the public to allow you to come to your own conclusion.

The Benchmark

Windows XP
CPU: 1.5 GHz
RAM: 256MB
Internet: High Speed

Term:	PARROT*
Indices:	Trademark Name Index Headings Figurative Elements Foreign Character Translation Description
Class:	33 (Liquors and Spirits)

Version 8.5 Build #50
Local Databases:

• CIPO Agent
• USPTO Attorney

Definitions:

1. Time Spent Entering Criteria and Loading

The amount of time it takes from the start of the search to the moment all trademarks are loaded, ready to be viewed.

2 .Time Spent Loading

Duration of time spent loading in general, i.e. no user actions can take place because the system is loading something. (This is included in 1, and doesn?t include 6)

3. Time to Load All Hits

Duration of time spent only to display hits, not search (This is included in 2)

4. Number of Hits

The number of hits returned by the search

5. "Machine" Time to View All Hits

Time spent getting through (scrolling through/popping up) all full texts not counting human variables. Pure "machine" time.

6. Time to Generate a Report

Time spent loading while generating a report. Time spent customizing or other human variables are removed.

7. Total Time

The addition of 1, 5, and 6.

8. % Slower

Percent Slower than CDNameSearch.
e.g., 100% slower is 2X as slow.

Speed

As you can see above, CDNameSearch is on average 3X to 9X Faster than other trademark search engines in all areas of searching. This kind of speed is only possible with the CDNameSearch engine and our optimized data.

CDNameSearch consistently returned the most amount of relevant marks, and didn't miss a single relevant mark found by another search engine. On the other hand:

It's difficult to show empirically that CDNameSearch is more efficient than other search engines. Certainly speed and accuracy play a part in this, but where efficiency is really apparent is in the interface, in how many clicks it takes to perform an action, and in how long it takes to go through, sort and manage your search results.

To get an idea of how CDNameSearch's interface works and how easy and comfortable it is to use, take a look at these screenshots.

If you need hands-on proof, download the CDNameSearch Demo.