Category Archives: Knockout search

Mega update – New Model and More!

New 2026 Clearance Model! We thrilled to have our new 2026 clearance model live on production.

Setting the benchmark for clearance depth and clarity, you will see improved matching and prioritization of semantic meaning, spelling variations, abbreviations, translations, and more. You’ll get clear results that you can act on quickly, risk indicators, and more responsive watch results.

You also get powerful new filter options to help you slice and dice results to best focus on your key objectives, and industry breakouts of visualizations to help you better segment searches that cover multiple product areas.

Mark Neural Criteria.  Simplify and improve custom criteria in field-based searches and watches with one mark field that leverages model-based similarity.

Domain Names. 300+ million records, all enabled for clearance, search, and watch. 

Pharmaceuticals and Substances.  Our house-mix dataset brings together pharmaceuticals, biologics, natural products, vitamins and dietary supplements, food and cosmetic ingredients, homeopathic substances, and pharmacopoeia references from dozens of sources. Reports include POCA scoring and nomenclature stems. Enabled for clearance, search, and watch.

Demand Letter Drafting.  Building on the 2(d) Response Drafting tool, the new Demand Letter Drafting tool helps you quickly move from identifying a relevant result to generating a quality draft demand letter.

Design Common Law Returns.  After a hiatus following Microsoft’s end-of-life of the Bing Search APIs, we’ve integrated Google Vision with similar capabilities.

Multi-Factor Authentication.  Use your favorite authenticator app for an extra layer of protection for your account.  SAML Single Sign-On is available as well for firms with an identity provider.

In Case You Missed It.  If you haven’t taken full advantage of other recent enhancements, they include:

  • Drag and drop design search;
  • Automated deadline tracking and bulk watch setup using Portfolios;
  • Enhanced jurisdictional coverage (US State, Puerto Rico, Europe);
  • 2(d) response drafting, with an evidentiary focus that lets you make more persuasive arguments while saving hours of research.

Search Reports Now Include Citation Data

TM TKO has now incorporated visual indicators of citations in knockout search and manual search results. There is a gray circle for any citations “inbound” during prosecution, and there is a red circle for any “outbound” citations against other applications. You can click on either circle to see full details on the cited marks, to hop into their file histories, and more. This data is also available via the magnifying glass.

Visibility into cited records adds considerable depth to the search report. Knowing how frequently the USPTO is citing this application as a bar to other applications helps you more accurately judge the risk that filing might pose to your client’s mark, and secure better outcomes for your client with less research time.