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Lesson 1: Locating a Known Trademark
Lesson 2: Preliminary Screening Search
Lesson 3: Determining Trademark Ownership
Lesson 4: Refining Trademark Searches
Lesson 5: Using the U.S. Trademark Files
Lesson 6: Conducting a Trademark Watch
Lesson 7: Locating Domain Names
Lesson 8: Wrapping Up the Course

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Conducting a Preliminary Screening Trademark Search

Searching the Text of a Trademark

Displaying Records

We can see by looking at the records below that there have been some changes in the ownership of the trademark. There are several different owners listed: Kirkbi A.S., Interlego A.G. and Lego A/S.

1. 
3/OW/1
         05504012 
  LEGOLAND
         ORIGINAL APPLICANT: KIRKBI AG (SWITZERLAND
          Corporation), 
         NEUHOSTRASSE 21, CH-6340 BAAR, CH (Switzerland) 
         OWNER AT PUBLICATION: KIRKBI AG (SWITZERLAND
          Corporation), 
         NEUHOSTRASSE 21, CH-6340 BAAR, CH (Switzerland) 
         ORIGINAL REGISTRANT: KIRKBI AG (SWITZERLAND
          Corporation), 
         SIHLBRUGGSTRASSE 3, 6340 BAAR, CH (Switzerland) 
         TRADEMARKSCAN(R)-US Fed
          (Dialog® File 226): (c) 2006 Thomson
          CompuMark. All rights reserved.
2. 
3/OW/2
         04227041 
  LEGOLAND
         ORIGINAL APPLICANT: INTERLEGO A.G. (Switzerland
          Corporation), 
         BAAR, CH (Switzerland) 
         OWNER AT PUBLICATION: INTERLEGO A.G. (Switzerland
          Corporation), 
         BAAR, CH (Switzerland) 
         ORIGINAL REGISTRANT: INTERLEGO A.G. (Switzerland
          Corporation), 
         BAAR, CH (Switzerland) 
         Assignee(s): KIRKBI AG (SWITZERLAND Corporation),
          NEUHOFSTRASSE 
         21, CH-6340 BAAR, CH (SWITZERLAND) 
         Assignor(s): INTERIEGO AG (SWITZERLAND
          Corporation), Date 
         Signed: September 18, 1996 
         Reel/Frame: 1640/0589 
         Recorded: September 29, 1997 
         Correspondent: FROSS, ZELNICK LEHRMAN & ZISSU,
          DAVID 
         EHRLICH, 633 THIRD AVE., NEW YORK, NY 10017 
         Brief: FISSION TRANSACTION UNDER SWISS
          LAW (SEE ATTACHED) 
         TRADEMARKSCAN(R)-US Fed
          (Dialog® File 226): (c) 2006 Thomson
          CompuMark. All rights reserved.
3. 
3/OW/3
         03497285 
 INTERNATIONAL BLOEMBOLLENCENTRUM
            HILLEGOM HOLLAND 
         < INTERNATIONAL FLOWER BULB CENTER HILLEGOM,
          THE 
         NETHERLANDS> and Design 
         ORIGINAL APPLICANT: VERENIGING RAAD VAN
          NEDERLANDSE 
         BLOEMBOLLENONDERNEMERS (Netherlands/Holland
          Unincorporated 
         association), 5 PARKLAAN, HILLEGOM, NL
          (Netherlands/Holland) 
         ORIGINAL REGISTRANT: VERENIGING RAAD VAN
          NEDERLANDSE 
         BLOEMBOLLENONDERNEMERS (Netherlands/Holland
          Unincorporated 
         association), 5 PARKLAAN, HILLEGOM, NL
          (Netherlands/Holland) 
         TRADEMARKSCAN(R)-US Fed
          (Dialog® File 226): (c) 2006 Thomson
          CompuMark. All rights reserved.
4. 
3/OW/4
         03485250 
  LEGOLAND
         ORIGINAL APPLICANT: INTERLEGO A.G. (Switzerland
          Corporation), 
         BAAR, CH (Switzerland) 
         OWNER AT PUBLICATION: INTERLEGO A.G. (Switzerland
          Corporation), 
         BAAR, CH (Switzerland) 
         ORIGINAL REGISTRANT: INTERLEGO A.G. (Switzerland
          Corporation), 
         BAAR, CH (Switzerland) 
         OWNER TYPE UNDEFINED: KIRKBI AG (Switzerland
          Corporation), 
         NEUHOFSTRASSE 21, CH-6340 BAAR, CH (Switzerland) 
         Assignee(s): KIRKBI AG (SWITZERLAND Corporation),
          NEUHOFSTRASSE 
         21, CH-6340 BAAR, CH (SWITZERLAND) 
         Assignor(s): INTERIEGO AG (SWITZERLAND
          Corporation), Date 
         Signed: September 18, 1996 
         Reel/Frame: 1640/0589 
         Recorded: September 29, 1997 
         Correspondent: FROSS, ZELNICK LEHRMAN & ZISSU,
          DAVID 
         EHRLICH, 633 THIRD AVE., NEW YORK, NY 10017 
         Brief: FISSION TRANSACTION UNDER SWISS
          LAW (SEE ATTACHED) 
         TRADEMARKSCAN(R)-US Fed
          (Dialog® File 226): (c) 2006 Thomson
          CompuMark. All rights reserved.
5. 
3/OW/5
         03216779 
  LEGOLAND
         ORIGINAL APPLICANT: INTERLEGO A.G. (Switzerland
          Corporation), ZUG 
         , CH (Switzerland) 
         OWNER AT PUBLICATION: INTERLEGO A.G. (Switzerland
          Corporation), 
         ZUG, CH (Switzerland) 
         ORIGINAL REGISTRANT: INTERLEGO A.G. (Switzerland
          Corporation), 
         ZUG, CH (Switzerland) 
         Assignee(s): KIRKBI AG (SWITZERLAND Corporation),
          NEUHOFSTRASSE 
         21, CH-6340 BAAR, CH (SWITZERLAND) 
         Assignor(s): INTERIEGO AG (SWITZERLAND
          Corporation), Date 
         Signed: September 18, 1996 
         Reel/Frame: 1640/0589 
         Recorded: September 29, 1997 
         Correspondent: FROSS, ZELNICK LEHRMAN & ZISSU,
          DAVID 
         EHRLICH, 633 THIRD AVE., NEW YORK, NY 10017 
         Brief: FISSION TRANSACTION UNDER SWISS
          LAW (SEE ATTACHED) 
         TRADEMARKSCAN(R)-US Fed
          (Dialog® File 226): (c) 2006 Thomson
          CompuMark. All rights reserved.
6. 
3/OW/6
         02364842 
  LEGOLAND and Design 
         ORIGINAL REGISTRANT: LEGO A/S (Denmark
          Corporation), BILLUND, DK 
         (Denmark) 
         Assignee(s): INTERLEGO A.G. (SWITZERLAND
          Corporation), ZUG, CH 
         (SWITZERLAND) 
         Assignor(s): A/S LEGO SYSTEM BILLUND (DENMARK
          Corporation), 
         BILLUND, DK (DENMARK), Acknowledged: March
          12, 1971 
         Reel/Frame: 0220/0109 
         Recorded: May 3, 1972 
         Correspondent: STEVENS, DAVIS, ET AL.,
          1911 JEFFERSON DAVIS 
         HWY., ARLINGTON, VA 22202 
         Brief: ASSIGNS THE ENTIRE INTEREST AND
          THE GOODWILL 
         Assignee(s): LEGO A/S (DENMARK Corporation),
          BILLUND, DK 
         (DENMARK) 
         Assignor(s): INTERLEGO A.G. (SWITZERLAND
          Corporation), ZUG, CH 
         (SWITZERLAND) 
         Reel/Frame: 0259/0143 
         Recorded: October 7, 1974 
         Correspondent: STEVENS, DAVIS, MILLER & MOSHER,
          SUITE 600, 
         CRYSTAL MALL 1, 1911 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY.,
          ARLINGTON, VA 22202 
         Brief: ASSIGNS THE ENTIRE INTEREST AND
          THE GOODWILL 
         Assignee(s): INTERLEGO A. G. (SWITZERLAND
          Corporation), ZUG, CH 
         (SWITZERLAND) 
         Assignor(s): LEGO A/S (DENMARK Corporation),
          BILLUND, DK 
         (DENMARK), Acknowledged: February 1, 1980 
         Reel/Frame: 0371/0421 
         Recorded: June 24, 1980 
         Correspondent: STEVENS, DAVIS, ET AL.,
          P.O. BOX 2627, SUITE 
         600, CRYSTAL MALL 1, 1911 JEFF. DAVIS HIGHWAY,
          ARLINGTON, VA 
         22202 
         Brief: ASSIGNS THE ENTIRE INTEREST AND
          THE GOODWILL 
         TRADEMARKSCAN(R)-US Fed
          (Dialog® File 226): (c) 2006 Thomson
          CompuMark. All rights reserved.

I'll print these records right now and get them over to Ray. His client was right — several groups have owned this trademark! Learn More

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Learn More #4:

I can print and save records for Ray by using the Print/Save Selected option on the Records page. This option lets me print records on my printer or save records with a specified file name and location.
Tip 2-7

To print or save records from my search, I

Note that the new browser window opens with a text-only version of the record(s) without checkboxes and other graphics. From the File menu in the new browser window, I:

I could also send the results of my search directly to Ray, either to a postal address or his e-mail address. Review the DialogWeb tutorial (page 18, Send Results) to learn more about sending records.

Note: Tutorial opens in new window. To return to the lesson, just close the window.

Print page

Search Tip 2-7:

Print/Save Selected opens a new browser window in a single frame allowing easy printing or saving using the browser's options (there's no additional charge).

Search Tip 2-8:

We can also use the Web browser Print button to print DialogWeb pages.

To use the Web Browser button, we must first click in the text of the record browser window. This is very important because DialogWeb uses multiple frames.