The New and Improved CTM-ONLINE

The new and improved CTM-ONLINE now includes more information on the Community trade mark registration process:

• Updated daily
• Better supporting information via the help page, which now includes a glossary of statuses and information on Vienna codes
• Links to other databases, such as OHIM Case-Law (refusals, opposition, cancellation, appeals) and Curia, the European Court of Justice and Court of First Instance database

Basic search criteria enhancements:

• Search by type of mark - word, figurative, 3D, colour, sound, olfactory, hologram, others
• Search by trade mark name now possible using stemming, e.g. film?, ?films?, ?filming?, ?filmed?, etc.
• Search by Vienna Classification for figurative trade marks

Advanced search criteria enhancements:

• The use of advanced operators (Boolean) and wildcards for trade mark names
• Search by Nice class
• Search by filing or registration date
• Search by status
• Limit search to trade marks with or without acquired distinctiveness

Improvements to the results:

• Possibility of sorting results by number, filing date or name, in ascending or descending order
• Up to 1,000 results may be displayed
• Refine search (search within a search) now possible based on the previous (unlimited) results
• More precise status information & visual representation
• Historical log of statuses
• Detailed information on opposition, cancellation, appeal and recordals

Check their help page for more detailed information