- How is this different from the free /check at radar.marknotice.com?
- The free check searches USPTO federal records only — useful as a quick first pass. Clearance adds four more surfaces (state registries, domains, common-law web, social) AND runs an AI synthesis layer that compresses ~150 raw rows into a structured risk assessment. The free check answers 'is this mark obviously taken?' Clearance answers 'is this mark actually clear to file?'
- Can my attorney use this report?
- Yes — it's designed for that. The PDF cites every concern with specific evidence rows, includes USPTO TSDR deep-links, and ends every page with the legal-advice disclaimer. Attorneys typically use it as the analyst layer beneath their own judgment.
- What states do you cover?
- At launch: California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois — about 50% of US business filings by volume. We're self-hosting the bulk Secretary-of-State data so there are no third-party API limits. v1.1 (next 60 days) adds Pennsylvania, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey to bring coverage to ~65%. v1.2 adds the remaining 40 states via a paid aggregator.
- What if I find a conflict?
- The report flags it with a risk level, cites the specific evidence, and recommends an action: proceed, watch, consult an attorney, reconsider the mark, or reconsider the classes. We do NOT auto-file an opposition or take any legal action — that's unauthorized practice of law. We recommend taking the report to a licensed trademark attorney who can advise on your specific facts.
- What's the refund policy?
- 7 days from purchase, full refund — but only if you haven't downloaded the PDF or viewed the on-screen report more than once. We track this so the policy is deterministic. If you've consumed the report, the work is done and we don't refund. (Different from Radar's 30-day MBG which is unconditional because that product runs in the background.)
- What's the AI doing?
- Claude Sonnet 4.6 reads the top results from each surface (top 10 federal, top 10 state, all 25 domains, top 5 common-law, all 5 social) and produces a plain-English risk assessment plus the 5 concerns an experienced trademark attorney would flag. Every concern cites specific evidence UUIDs from the report, so there's no fabrication. About $0.03 per report in API cost.