USPTO Trademark Watch & Opposition Monitor

USPTO trademark watch for brand owners, trademark attorneys and paralegals. The Actor reads the weekly USPTO Trademark Official Gazette and returns marks that match your brand terms, competitor names or Nice classes. Each result has the 30-day opposition deadline, goods and services and the owner type. A second mode checks a list of serial or registration numbers and returns their gazette history. No API key and no USPTO account are needed.

USPTO trademark watch: what it covers

Item	Detail
Source	USPTO Trademark Official Gazette (TMOG), the public gazette service at tmog.uspto.gov
Issues	Every weekly issue since 19 July 2016. 536 issues on 22 October 2026
New issue	Every Tuesday
Size of one issue	About 26,000 entries. The 20 October 2026 issue had 10,666 marks published for opposition
Sections	Published for opposition, registrations issued, renewed, cancelled and modified

The gazette lists a mark when the USPTO publishes it for opposition and again when it registers, renews or cancels it. New applications reach the gazette after examination, usually some months after filing.

USPTO trademark data you get

Field	Meaning
markText	Words in the mark. Empty for design-only marks
serialNumber, registrationNumber	USPTO numbers. The registration number is empty before registration
publicationDate, publicationReason	Gazette issue and why the mark is in it
oppositionDeadline, daysLeftToOppose	Issue date plus 30 days, and the days left from the run date
matchedTerm, matchType	Which term matched and how: exact, phrase, contains, similar, related, goods-services or owner
niceClasses, goodsServices	International classes and the goods and services text per class
markType, markDrawingType, register	Trademark or service mark, drawing type, Principal or Supplemental register
filingDate, filingBasis	Filing date and basis, for example Currently ITU
ownerType	Legal entity type, for example CORPORATION or INDIVIDUAL
ownerName, ownerCountry, ownerState	Organisation owners only: name and place of incorporation
ownerNameWithheld	True when an owner is an individual or has an unclear entity type
markDescription, disclaimer, translation	Text from the gazette entry
tsdrUrl	Link to the case in USPTO TSDR
designCodes	USPTO design search codes with their text, for example 01.01.03 Star. Use them to watch logos. Empty when the mark has none
colorClaimed	The colour claim as the gazette states it
standardCharacters	True for a standard character (word) mark
madridFiling	True for a Madrid Protocol filing, section 66(a)

Owner privacy

Many trademark owners are private persons. The Actor shows the owner name only when the owner is an organisation, such as a corporation, LLC or association. For individuals, sole proprietors, trusts and unclear entity types it gives the entity type only. It never returns owner addresses, attorney names, correspondent contacts or email addresses.

Match types

• exact: the mark has the same letters and digits as your term.
• phrase: your term appears as whole words in the mark.
• contains: your term sits inside a word, for example APPLE in GIGAPPLE.
• similar: the mark or one of its words starts with the same letter and is one or two letters away from your term. Only terms of 5 letters or more match this way: 1 letter for 5 to 8 letters, 2 letters from 9 letters.
• related: the USPTO search matched a word form, for example APPLE for the term APPL.
• goods-services: your term appears in the goods and services text only.
• owner: the organisation owner's name contains your owner term.

USPTO trademark watch: how to use it

1. Keep the mode on Watch the Official Gazette.
2. Add your brand terms, for example your brand names.
3. Optional: add Nice classes, competitor names or more publication types.
4. Pick Similar marks under Matching to also catch near spellings and terms inside other words.
5. Turn on Monitor mode and schedule the Actor every Wednesday. Each run then returns only new entries.

For a number check, pick Number check and paste your serial or registration numbers, one per line.

USPTO trademark watch input options

Input	What it does
Mode	Watch the gazette, or check a list of numbers
Brand terms	Words to watch. Empty lists every entry that passes the other filters
Matching	USPTO search (fast), or Similar marks, which reads every entry of the newest 4 issues at most
Also search goods and services	Also find your terms in the goods and services text
Owner names	Organisations to watch, for example competitors
Nice classes	Keep only these international classes, 1 to 45
Design codes	Keep only marks with these design codes, for example 01.01.03 or the prefix 01.01. Watch mode only. Marks without them are skipped free. Without brand terms, every entry's details are read, about 1.3 seconds each
Publication types	Published for opposition (default), registered, renewed, cancelled, modified
Number of weekly issues	How many of the newest issues to read, 1 to 104
Issue date	One issue date, for example 2026-10-20
Serial or registration numbers	Number check only. 8 digits are serial numbers. Up to 7 digits are registration numbers
Monitor mode	Watch only. Return only entries that earlier runs with the same state key did not return
Maximum results	Stop after this many results. 0 means no limit. Left empty: 100, or 20 when you give no terms, owners or classes, so a first run takes about 30 seconds

USPTO trademark number check

The number check finds every gazette entry for each number since July 2016. It returns the latest gazette event, the opposition deadline, the registration date and the full list of events. A registration number is first matched to its serial number.

The gazette shows publication, registration, renewal and cancellation. It does not show office actions, abandonments or other file events. For those, open the tsdrUrl link. The live TSDR status needs the USPTO's own API key, which this Actor does not use.

A number without a gazette entry still returns a row, with found set to false and a short note.

USPTO trademark watch pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing. These are the prices on 22 October 2026:

Event	Price (USD)
Actor start, one per GB of memory (the default 256 MB counts as one)	$0.02
Each gazette entry saved in watch mode	$0.006 ($6 per 1,000)
Each number checked in number check mode	$0.003 ($3 per 1,000)
Each weekly issue read in full by Similar marks matching	$0.03

Entries skipped by your terms, filters or monitor mode cost nothing. USPTO search matching has no issue fee. Check the Pricing tab for the current prices.

USPTO trademark data source and use

• All data comes from the public USPTO Trademark Official Gazette. It needs no login and no key.
• USPTO records are US government works in the public domain. Credit the USPTO when you reuse them.
• The Actor asks the service to filter, so it reads only what it needs. It sends one request every 1.25 seconds, because the service blocks faster clients for some minutes.
• Each result needs one extra request for the owner details. Plan about 1.3 seconds per result: 100 results take about 2 to 3 minutes.
• If the service still blocks requests, the run waits, then stops early and keeps the results saved so far.
• The opposition deadline is the issue date plus 30 days, the period in 15 U.S.C. 1063. Extensions can move it. Check TSDR and TTAB before you act.
• This Actor is a screening aid. It is not legal advice and does not replace a full clearance search.

USPTO trademark watch input and output example

Input (no brand terms, so every entry of the newest issue is listed):

{
    "publicationTypes": ["opposition"],
    "issues": 1,
    "maxItems": 100
}

One watch result from that run:

{
    "id": "50000071-2026-10-20-published-for-opposition",
    "recordType": "gazette-entry",
    "publicationDate": "2026-10-20",
    "publicationReason": "Published for Opposition",
    "oppositionDeadline": "2026-11-19",
    "daysLeftToOppose": 28,
    "matchedTerm": null,
    "matchType": null,
    "serialNumber": "50000071",
    "registrationNumber": null,
    "markText": "SKILL BUILDERS WORLD USA",
    "markType": "Trademark",
    "markDrawingType": "AN ILLUSTRATION DRAWING WHICH INCLUDES WORD(S)/ LETTER(S)",
    "register": "Principal",
    "filingDate": "2026-07-18",
    "filingBasis": "Currently ITU, Filed ITU",
    "niceClasses": [
        "14",
        "16",
        "28"
    ],
    "goodsServices": [
        {
            "niceClass": "14",
            "description": "Key chains; Charms for key rings or key chains"
        },
        {
            "niceClass": "16",
            "description": "Printed flash cards; Printed children's activity books; Printed children's books"
        },
        {
            "niceClass": "28",
            "description": "Toy figures; Stuffed toys; Plush toys; Toy modeling compounds"
        }
    ],
    "ownerType": "LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY",
    "ownerName": "Skill Builders World USA LLC",
    "ownerCountry": "UNITED STATES",
    "ownerState": "Florida",
    "ownerNameWithheld": false,
    "tsdrUrl": "https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=50000071&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch",
    "designCodes": [
        { "code": "01.01.03", "description": "Star - a single star with five points" },
        { "code": "01.01.08", "description": "Stars representing a human face or head of an animal" },
        { "code": "02.11.02", "description": "Eyes, human;Human eyes;Iris (eye)" },
        { "code": "05.05.25", "description": "Daffodils;Iris  (flower);Other flowers" }
    ],
    "colorClaimed": "Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.",
    "standardCharacters": false,
    "madridFiling": false,
    "translation": null,
    "markDescription": "The mark consists of the wording SKILL BUILDERS WORLD USA on two lines. To the left of the wording is a design element consisting of an irregular outline with five rounded edges and two oval eyes inside.",
    "disclaimer": "\"SKILL BUILDERS\" as to Class 016 and \"USA\" as to all classes",
    "source": "USPTO Trademark Official Gazette",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-10-22T10:21:13.282Z"
}

One number check result for the input Reg 6005882:

{
    "id": "check-Reg 6005882",
    "recordType": "number-check",
    "query": "Reg 6005882",
    "found": true,
    "serialNumber": "88488042",
    "registrationNumber": "6005882",
    "markText": "PINK APPLE BLACK PILOT",
    "markType": "Trademark",
    "markDrawingType": "STANDARD CHARACTER MARK",
    "register": "Principal",
    "filingDate": "2019-06-25",
    "filingBasis": "Currently Use, Filed Use",
    "niceClasses": [
        "25"
    ],
    "goodsServices": [
        {
            "niceClass": "25",
            "description": "Gloves; Hats; Hoodies; Jackets; Jeans; Pants; Shirts; Shoes; Shorts; Socks; Sweaters; Underwear; Tee shirts"
        }
    ],
    "ownerType": "LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY",
    "ownerName": "Pink Apple Black Pilot LLC",
    "ownerCountry": "UNITED STATES",
    "ownerState": "FLORIDA",
    "ownerNameWithheld": false,
    "tsdrUrl": "https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=88488042&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch",
    "designCodes": [],
    "colorClaimed": null,
    "standardCharacters": true,
    "madridFiling": false,
    "latestEvent": "Trademark Registration Cancelled",
    "latestEventDate": "2026-10-20",
    "publishedForOppositionDate": "2019-12-24",
    "oppositionDeadline": "2020-01-23",
    "daysLeftToOppose": null,
    "registrationIssuedDate": "2020-03-10",
    "events": [
        {
            "publicationDate": "2019-12-24",
            "publicationReason": "Published for Opposition"
        },
        {
            "publicationDate": "2020-03-10",
            "publicationReason": "Trademark Registration Issued"
        },
        {
            "publicationDate": "2026-10-20",
            "publicationReason": "Trademark Registration Cancelled"
        }
    ],
    "note": null,
    "source": "USPTO Trademark Official Gazette",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-10-22T10:06:38.996Z"
}

USPTO trademark watch FAQ

How often should I run it?

Once a week, on Wednesday or later. The USPTO publishes the gazette every Tuesday.

Does it find new applications on the day they are filed?

No. The gazette lists marks when they are published for opposition, after examination. That is the moment when you can oppose. New filings appear only in the USPTO's bulk files, which need a USPTO API key.

Why is the owner name empty?

The owner is a private person or the entity type is unclear. The Actor gives the entity type only, to protect personal data.

Can I watch a competitor?

Yes. Put the company name in Owner names. Marks owned by individuals are left out.

Can an AI agent use it?

Yes. The input is plain JSON and every field is described in the dataset schema.

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