Surveys as a Major Asset in Your IP Strategies

For over 15 years, OpenedMind, an independent ESOMAR-certified institute, has been a benchmark in legal surveys for Intellectual Property. With over 400 IP studies completed, we translate complex consumer perceptions into scientific evidence to be used before National IP offices and courts.

The OpenedMind Difference

Methodologies you can trust for customized evidence and expert reports.

Expertise: IP Surveys

We provide highly valuable evidence and turn consumers' data into a major asset for your legal proceedings in front of IP offices and courts.

Brand Reputation & Notoriety

Precisely quantify the awareness of your trademark (aided and spontaneous) in the relevant market. An essential quantitative proof to back your rights extension, block an abusive filing, or support an opposition.

Likelihood of Confusion

Assess visual, phonetic, or conceptual perception on scientific grounds. Provide the “decisive factor” to demonstrate whether the public wrongly associates a competing product with your company's product.

Acquired Distinctiveness (Secondary Meaning)

Ensure that trademarks (words, logos, 3D shapes, colors, bottles, etc.) are protected by providing undisputable evidence that they have acquired distinctiveness through use in the eyes of the general public.

Genericness & Descriptiveness

Defend your rights against genericide allegations. Our surveys formally prove whether a name is perceived as your exclusive brand name or has become a common term in the industry.

Strategic Marketing Surveys

Beyond legal disputes, we provide brands with an in-depth understanding of their market to optimize their positioning and consolidate customer relationships.

Strengthen your IP strategies with
reliable and useful evidence

National IP offices and courts demand facts. Surveys substitute subjective debates with scientific measurement (recognition percentages, strict error margins) to evaluate likelihood of confusion, notoriety, or distinctiveness.

Designed specifically for trademark proceedings, our reports establish a robust evidentiary foundation. They supply the evidence needed by National IP offices and courts to tip the balance in your favor.

Before initiating a lawsuit or launching a risky filing, a survey acts as a legal 'crash test.' It provides the necessary data to steer your legal strategy on certainties rather than hypotheses.

Transparent and Actionable Deliverables

Every OpenedMind engagement results in a complete, thorough and transparent report. This customized presentation is written in a clear and accessible manner and contains all the essential elements needed to take decisive action.

Strict sample representativeness
Transparent targeting methodology
Neutral questionnaire (Non-leading open/closed questions)
Rigorous analysis and statistical reliability
Clear conclusion supporting the legal objective

Give your Legal Proceedings concerning Trademark Recognition a decisive advantage with our experts.

Connect to one of our experts to ensure a reliable approach and build solid evidence to be used in National IP offices and courts

Contact us for a free consultation: we evaluate your case, discuss the optimal methodology, and establish a precise budget and timeline.