Oxaide Research • Free tool, no account
Trademark teaser: free 30-second name sweep
Type any mark: instant business-name matches from our register snapshot of 2.1M ACRA entities plus live .sg/.com domain checks. Only the mark text is sent for the lookup. No account, no cookies. Teaser only — the registry read plus verdict is the paid screen.
Try an example: · ·
Only the mark text is sent for the business-name lookup; domain checks run against public DNS. No account, no cookies.
What the teaser checks (and what it can't)
Two corners of the availability question, answered in seconds:
- Business names: exact, prefix and substring matches across 2.1M ACRA entities (data.gov.sg collection 2, Singapore Open Data Licence), live entities first. The exact snapshot date shows on every result.
- Domains: live DNS for the .sg and .com of your mark. Registered means somebody is there; no record means check a registrar, not that the coast is clear.
What it never does: read the trademark register, judge near-misses, or clear anything for filing. IPOS offers no open keyless search API — Similar Mark Search is a manual web tool — so registry reads stay human-led. A quiet teaser plus a crowded registry is still crowded.
Swept the name. What next?
- Crowded signal? Pick another name now — the cheapest rebrand is the one before launch.
- Quiet signal? Run the free IPOS eSearch Similar Mark Search yourself for the registry half.
- Want it read for you? The S$49 lite sweep returns a sourced near-miss table plus a clear-or-crowded signal in about 5 minutes.
- Filing for real? The S$390 screen reads the registry class by class with a filing checklist your agent can use.
- Filed already? Watchtower watches for colliding new filings from S$290/yr.
Frequently asked questions about trademark sweeps
Is there a free trademark search in Singapore?
Yes. IPOS eSearch Similar Mark Search runs the register free. This teaser covers the other half first: business names, domains and exact-phrase web usage in 30 seconds.
Does a quiet teaser mean my mark is clear to file?
No. The teaser reads business names and domains only, never the register. Clearance needs the registry read with near-miss judgment across your classes and adjacent ones.
What does the S$49 lite sweep add over this teaser?
A human-checked near-miss table with source per line plus a clear-or-crowded signal in about 5 minutes. The S$390 screen adds the full registry read by class.
Can software query the IPOS register automatically?
IPOS offers no open keyless search API. Registry reads stay human-led, which is why the paid screens cite the exact page read per line.
Research, not advice. Teaser only — confirm on IPOS eSearch plus the paid screen before filing.