Trademarkia

Trademarkia is a free online public service that is the first to offer historical information about marks registered prior to the Great Depression. Because many American industries and businesses failed during this era, historical information about the American Industrial Revolution was lost. Until Trademarkia, this information was buried in national archives of the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. Trademarkia has indexed all U.S. federal Trademarks ever registered from 1870 to present.
History and background
Advances in electronic and mechanical engineering created new industries and new technologies between 1870 and the Great Depression of the 1920’s. Some legal historians have debated the need for Trademarkia as it exposes historical information about brands for which a clear owner is no longer easily found. This controversy has resulted in a cloud over the legitimacy of brand owners who have commercialized historical brand names and the ownership interest of marks shown on Trademarkia..<ref name="Harvard" />Others have commented that Trademarkia’s use of such historical brands falls within the purview of fair use since brand ownership has passed statutory limitations of enforceability..<ref name="Bernstein" />

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