Do you also search the pharma-in-use names for searches in class 5 (pharmaceutical products and preparations)?
No, We haven’t done this thing because we are having a pharma company and we are having all of the products of pharma because we are pharma suppliers over here.
In case we have to carry out a search in the international class 5 for pharmaceutical products, we also search the INN/WHO database (International Non-Proprietory Names), free of charge. Furthermore, we can offer a further search (subject to a small charge) of the Pharma-In-Use register, which is owned by IMS. The Pharma-In-Use data provides you with market information for pharmaceutical products in over 60 countries worldwide, regardless of whether the mark has been registered or not. The database contains information with respect to the last sales of a pharmaceutical product bearing a certain trademark, the launch date, the therapeutic class and the owner/distributor. This should allow you to verify whether the mark is in use or not.
