Can people say it and spell it?
Type a brand name for an instant check of where names tend to break in real life.
- Checked right on your device
- Domain lookup only when you press
- No sign-up
Renaming later costs more than renaming now
Sinh Vũ doctrine, article 7.04: check a name before committing to it: say it over the phone, search trademarks, company names and domains, and ask what it means in every market you will sell in.
Heard one way, written another
Customers hear a name over the phone or from a friend, then type it to search. Names with d, gi, r or s, x sounds are spelled differently by region, and customers cannot find you.
Dropping accents adds meanings
In web addresses, messages and invoices, names lose their accents. Two different names can become one, or a name can turn into a word with another meaning.
A clashing name is a lost name
If someone has registered the name as a trademark, you may have to change it even if you used it first. Checking before signs and packaging are made is the cheapest.
What people often ask
Three questions Sinh Vũ often gets about this tool.
Is the name I type sent anywhere?
The checks run on your device. The name is only sent when you press Check domain, and only to Verisign's public domain lookup server, which manages .com.
Does the tool search trademarks for me?
It gives you direct links to the trademark databases of Vietnam's Intellectual Property Office and WIPO. Read the goods and services classes carefully; ask an intellectual property professional before filing.
Should I drop a name with sounds that are easily misspelled?
Not necessarily. Many strong names have such sounds. What matters is setting one spelling, holding domains and accounts for the common misspellings, and spelling it out when you introduce it.