Owner review 20, stage 2a: trademark knock-out of the 30 survivors (2026-10-13)
Status: Draft · Date: 2026-10-13 · Stage 2a of owner review 20 (three-syllable names). A knock-out search, not legal advice and not a full clearance. Classes 9, 35, 41, 42. Input: the ## Survivors list of stage 1, searched in stage-1 rank order. Method follows review 15 trademarks.
Owner, review 20. "Let's expand our search to three-syllable names"
0. Services and limits
| Service | Result | Query (re-runnable) |
|---|---|---|
| TMview (EUIPO, KIPO and others) | Worked, 30 Latin queries, HTTP 200 every time. 5 s between words. | POST https://www.tmdn.org/tmview/api/search/results, browser User-Agent, Origin: https://www.tmdn.org, Referer: https://www.tmdn.org/tmview/, body {"page":"1","pageSize":"100","criteria":"C","basicSearch":"<latin lowercase>","fNiceClass":["9","35","41","42"],"fTMStatus":["Registered","Filed"]}. |
| KIPRIS (KIPO) | Worked, 30 Hangul queries (1 to 3 pages each, 30 rows a page), HTTP 200 every time. | GET https://www.kipris.or.kr/khome/search/searchResult.do?tab=trademark (cookie jar), then POST https://www.kipris.or.kr/kdtj/grrt1000a.do?method=searchTM with queryText=<hangul>&expression=<hangul>&sortField=RANK&sortState=Desc¤tPage=<n>&numPerPage=30. Next page only while the page was full. |
| USPTO | Worked, 30 Latin queries, HTTP 200 every time. 5 s between calls. | POST https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/prod-stage-v1-0-0/tmsearch, {"query":{"bool":{"must":[{"match":{"wordmark":{"query":"<latin>"}}}],"filter":[{"term":{"alive":true}}]}},"size":100}. Returns only marks that contain the word, not sound-alikes. |
No service refused. Every word was checked on all three. A repeat KIPRIS lookup by application number (queryText=4020260170365) confirmed the goods of the one Obusi hit.
Limits that apply to every verdict:
- Sound-alike (칭호) is only partly tested. TMview matches fuzzily on the Latin spelling (I read KR, US and EU rows within one letter of the word, or the word plus up to three letters). KIPRIS and USPTO match the spelling only. A 변리사 must run the phonetic search before any filing.
- KIPRIS was read by rank (up to 90 rows). For 무지개 (2,317 rows; all 90 read were exact titles), 달맞이 (1,682), 나란히 (373), 도타이 (365), 신바람 (269), 고마움 (249), 올곧이 (139) the read is shallow: a live exact mark may sit further down. Live status = registered, pending or published (등록, 출원, 공고). Refused, lapsed, abandoned, withdrawn and invalid rows are dead and ignored.
- KIPRIS returned 0 rows (resultCode 98) for 다붓이, 다달이 and 갈바람, twice each (two runs, 5 s apart). I read that as "no mark holds this word", but a 0 on a word as common as 다달이 ("monthly") is unexpected, so those three rest on one service's empty answer plus TMview and USPTO. For 비바람, 도타이 and 나란히 KIPRIS returned fuzzy rows whose titles do not contain the word; none counted.
- Goods lists were read from the first 45 to 140 characters of the KIPRIS goods text. "Same class" is not yet "same goods".
- EU: TMview covers EUIPO and some member offices. Hits in other offices (CN, BR, MX and the like) are listed only where they matter; they are outside the three target markets.
- WIPO Global Brand Database and JPO were not tried.
1. Results
Verdict rule (same as review 15). Clear: no live or pending identical mark, and no live compound led by the word, in our classes in KR, US or EU, and the word is arbitrary. Usable with conditions: only compounds, a different trade (an identical mark in unrelated goods), a suggestive or weak meaning, or a shallow read. Risky: an identical live mark in our classes for services an app or club business would sit next to. Blocked: an identical live or pending mark in our classes with goods or services an app would meet.
| Word | Verdict | Distinctiveness | Live or pending conflicts (identical unless marked) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanari 나날이 | Usable with conditions | suggestive (day by day; "better every day") | No identical mark in our classes. 나날이 registered ×4, 주식회사 크라운제과 (Crown), KR4019850013312 and three more (class 30 biscuits, confectionery): identical, food only. Compound 전통찻집 한옥카페 일영헌 ... 나날이 좋은날 되소서 registered, 황재련, KR4120150058414 (35/41/43), a long phrase. Sound-alike: NANARIUM pending, 류진희, KR4020260103626 (class 35). NANARINE (CN, 9/35/41/42, outside target markets). US 0, EU 0. Condition: the pending NANARIUM and a fair, not strong, meaning |
| Holgabun 홀가분 | Blocked | arbitrary (light, relieved) | Identical Hangul, registered, 삼성카드 주식회사 (Samsung Card): KR4020150093502 (class 9, ATMs, IC cards), KR4120150060245 (class 35 mall, advertising), KR4120150060248 (class 41 events, concerts), plus classes 16 and 36. Identical Hangul, registered, 주식회사 마인드프리즘기업연구소: KR4020100013473 (class 9 software) and compound 심리카페 홀가분 (class 9). US 0, EU 0 |
| Dalmaji 달맞이 | Usable with conditions | arbitrary (greeting the moon; evening primrose) | KR: no live identical mark in 9/35/41/42 (six live exact titles, in classes 5, 25, 28, 32, 40, 43). Live compounds in our classes: 달맞이정원 pending, 이주연, KR4020260035292 (35 fruit retail); 달맞이광장 pending, KR4020260035567 (35 chicken retail); 달맞이방앗간 registered, KR4020230013388 (29/35); 달맞이단식원 registered, KR4020190097596 (41 fasting-centre diet guidance); 슈풍당당한 달맞이토끼 registered (42). Identical Latin DALMAJI: US97035576 (class 35 online retail of cosmetics) and US97110596 (class 3), both ENHANCEB CO., LTD. (Korea); US50012933 (class 43), Sekwang Green Food Retail; CN DALMAJI (35). EU 0. Condition: the US ENHANCEB class 35 mark; a cosmetics retail trade. KIPRIS read 90 of 1,682 |
| Sinbaram 신바람 | Blocked | suggestive (high spirits, a lively mood) | Identical Hangul, registered, in all four classes: 삼성전자 (Samsung Electronics) KR5019960004010 and three more (classes 7/9/11); 최철원 KR4020200223247, KR7020210000205, KR7020210001490 (9/35/38, app community services) and KR4020220090024 (9); 박국하 KR4120160001917 / KR4120160001918 (35, 42, advertising and design); 서정형 KR4120140019765 / KR7120150000057 (41, event organising); 김해용 KR4020120000312 (9). 36 live exact titles, 15 in our classes. TMview 0, US 0 |
| Biroso 비로소 | Risky | arbitrary (only then, at last) | Identical Hangul and Latin in three of four classes: 비로소 (BIROSO) registered, 이민지, KR4020190122973 (class 35 clothing wholesale and retail); BIROSO registered, 김용찬, KR4520160006150 (35/30 cafe); 비로소 pending, 오정수, KR4020260113855 (class 41 art lessons and classes); 비로소 스페이스 registered, 송수현, KR4020220002880 (class 42 interior design); BIROSOLUTION pending (35, compound). Goods differ from an app, but the class 41 education service is a neighbour. US 0, EU 0 |
| Sabujak 사부작 | Blocked | arbitrary (busying oneself lightly) | Identical, pending, in our classes: 사부작 이성진 KR4020260165020 (class 9 finance software) and Latin Sabujak KR4020260165193 (class 9); 사부작 양광모 KR4020260178248 (9/42 data-processing software); 사부작 (SABUJAK) 서지은 KR4020260192469 (16/41 publishing). Compounds: 사부작 그녀 (41 pending), 사부작공작소 (35, 41 registered), 하루사부작 (16/35 pending), 더사부작 (35). Three pending applicants in 2026 alone. US 0, EU: sabujaki DE (9/25/41), a one-letter sound-alike |
| Olbaro 올바로 | Risky | suggestive (rightly, properly) | Identical Hangul, registered, in our classes: 올바로 이선경 / 이범석 KR4020240180020 (class 42 zoology research and consulting); 올바로 임종호 KR4020230197975 (41/43/44/45 dog and pet training); 올바로 김용기 KR4020200228259 (9 masks); 올바로 (ALLBARO) KR4020170094595 and 주식회사 바로푸드 KR4020210061416 (35 food retail). Compounds pending: 올바로푸드, 올바로:온 (35). Also "올바로" is the name of Korea's national waste-tracking system, a public meaning to keep in mind. US 0, EU 0 |
| Bibaram 비바람 | Clear | arbitrary (wind and rain, a storm) | None: 32 KIPRIS rows, none with the title 비바람 (fuzzy matches only). TMview 0, US 0 |
| Obusi 오붓이 | Usable with conditions | arbitrary (snug, cosy) | No live identical Hangul in our classes: 오붓이 (일성여행사, class 39) lapsed; 오붓이 희망통닭 registered, 주식회사 육칠팔 월드, KR4120160013601 (class 43 chicken restaurants), a compound. Identical Latin Obusi pending, 이지희, KR4020260170365 (class 35 online mall, pet-product retail). US 0, EU 0. Condition: the pending Obusi class 35 pet-goods mark; near-sound with 다붓이 (Dabusi) is a separate matter |
| Doldari 돌다리 | Usable with conditions | arbitrary (stone bridge; the proverb "test the bridge") | No live identical mark in our classes (two live exact titles, classes 19 and 43). Compound 돌다리사과정원 registered, 송미애, KR4020230202053 (class 41 children's farm-experience education). TMview 0, US 0. Condition: the one class 41 compound |
| Silbaram 실바람 | Clear | arbitrary (a light breeze) | None in our classes: three live exact titles, in classes 3, 10 and 11 (a food maker's 공고 in old class 3, appliances). TMview 0, US 0 |
| Mulbora 물보라 | Risky | arbitrary (spray, splash) | 물보라 registered, 최일웅, KR4020220210629 (class 35 franchise business management, liquor retail): identical Hangul in a class 35 business-management service. Other live exact titles in classes 3, 7, 11, 28, 30, 43. TMview 0, US 0 |
| Garangbi 가랑비 | Clear | arbitrary (drizzle) | None in our classes: 가랑비 pending, 이응규, KR4020250145420 (class 3 soap); live exact titles in classes 3 and 30. TMview 0, US 0 |
| Sonagi 소나기 | Blocked | arbitrary (rain shower) | Identical Hangul, registered, class 41: 소나기 (Sonagi) 오현석 KR4120050000422 (live performance, TV and radio production) and 소나기 김성수 KR4020240137279 (karaoke); class 9: 소나기 (141) (주)어썸퓨어 KR4020190047948 (masks). Sound-alike family 소소나기 / 소소나기엔 / 소소나기n, 황성옥 / 황순영, 14 registered marks in classes 9, 35, 42 (a building-materials trade app and platform). US SONAGI, Sonagi, Inc., US98519930 / US98519934 (class 9 televisions). EU 0 |
| Dabusi 다붓이 | Clear | arbitrary (snug, close together) | None: KIPRIS 0 rows (twice), TMview 0, US 0. Caution: an empty KIPRIS answer, see section 0 |
| Najigi 나직이 | Clear | arbitrary (in a low voice) | None: two KIPRIS rows, one a long-phrase compound (이나읊 이 밤, 나직이 읊조리다, registered, 최우진, KR4020240194282, 35/38) and one abandoned. TMview 0, US 0 |
| Olgodi 올곧이 | Usable with conditions | suggestive to fair (uprightly, straight) | None identical in our classes (two live exact titles, classes 5 and 33). Sound-alike: 올고딩 (Olgoding) registered, KR (class 35), a distant match. US 0. Condition: watch the sound-alike; KIPRIS read 90 of 139 |
| Solbaram 솔바람 | Usable with conditions | arbitrary (pine-tree wind) | 솔바람 registered, 유영호, KR4020180081095 (classes 9/10/25, protective masks): identical, hardware. 솔바람길 registered, 충청남도 (a provincial government), KR4120100032724 / KR4120100032722 (41, 35): compound, public body. 솔솔바람 (35, Catholic University foundation): compound. Other live exact titles in classes 5, 6, 11, 30, 32, 33. US 0, EU 0. Condition: the class 9 masks mark and the provincial government mark |
| Nunbora 눈보라 | Clear | arbitrary (snowstorm) | None in our classes: four live exact titles, in classes 31, 39, 43 and 44. TMview 0, US 0 |
| Narani 나란히 | Usable with conditions | suggestive (side by side; doubles partners) | 옆으로나란히 registered, (주)뷰닷소프트, KR4020170113984 (class 9 smartphone apps and software): a compound whose tail is the word. Live exact titles in classes 16 and 43 only. TMview 0 in KR, US, EU. US 0. Condition: the class 9 compound; KIPRIS read 90 of 373, with many 2026 pending rows that carry no title |
| Motungi 모퉁이 | Usable with conditions | arbitrary (a street corner, a nook) | No identical mark in our classes (three live exact titles, all class 43). Compounds led by the word: 모퉁이책방 pending (35), 모퉁이웍스 pending (35), 모퉁이돌 published, 모퉁이돌사회적협동조합 (41), 모퉁이방앗간 registered (35); 네모퉁이 pending (42). TMview 0, US 0. Condition: five compounds in 35/41; a crowded stem |
| Dadari 다달이 | Usable with conditions | weak to fair (monthly; describes recurring dues) | None found: KIPRIS 0 rows (twice), TMview 4 near rows (DADARIK, LV, class 9, unrelated), US 0. Condition: weak meaning ("every month" fits a dues feature), and an unexpected empty KIPRIS answer |
| Modakbul 모닥불 | Blocked | arbitrary (campfire; gathering) | Identical Hangul and Latin, registered, class 42: 모닥불 (modakbul) 정지은 KR4020250179068 (graphic, logo and brand design); class 35: 모닥불 주식회사 제로파운더스 KR4020230107961 (rice, salt, snack retail). Compounds in our classes: 모닥불 축제 registered (41, culture festival); 모닥불에너지 pending, 모닥불에너지 주식회사, KR4020260008170 / 176 / 184 (9, 35, 42); 모닥불캠핑 pending (35). US 0, EU: the same KR row |
| Mulsori 물소리 | Usable with conditions | arbitrary (the sound of water) | No identical mark in our classes (one live exact title, class 31). Compounds: 두물소리 registered, 최성숙, KR4120140008186 (41/43 performances); 많은물소리 registered, KR4520150010405 (16/41). TMview 0, US 0. Condition: the two class 41 compounds |
| Hangarak 한가락 | Risky | suggestive (a knack, "a real talent") | 한가락 registered, 전영민, KR4020210159709 (class 35 business management and marketing consulting): identical Hangul in a class 35 service; 한가락몰 (Hangarak mall) same owner (35 side-dish retail). Ten more live exact titles in class 30 (food) and one in 21. TMview 0, US 0 |
| Dotai 도타이 | Usable with conditions | arbitrary (warm, close, affectionate) | No mark titled 도타이 is live: one exact title, not live. Fuzzy KIPRIS rows only. TMview: CLOUDOTAI, US, filed (9/35/41/42, a compound), Dotail (RO), fidotail (KR 42): not close. A company named 주식회사 도타이 (elder-care operator, holds THE SIGNUM, class 43) exists. US 0. Condition: the company name; "Dota" reads as the game series in English. KIPRIS read 90 of 365 |
| Gomaum 고마움 | Risky | arbitrary (gratitude, thanks) | 고마움 registered, 윤서진, KR4020210173778 (class 35 online mall, advertising, product-information services): identical Hangul in a broad class 35 service. Compound 고마움 고요한마음의 움직임 registered (41, long phrase). TMview 0, US 0. KIPRIS read 90 of 249 |
| Mujigae 무지개 | Risky | arbitrary (rainbow) | A very crowded word: 2,317 KIPRIS rows, all 90 read were exact titles, 37 of them live, 2 in our classes: 무지개 pending, 홍진화, KR4020260069834 (class 35 sports-bag, shoe, golf-ball retail) and 무지개 registered, 이은하, KR4120160003851 (35 bread). TMview shows more KR class 35 rows (무지개 filed), a pending 무지개 소리 (class 9), 무지개숲 (class 42), 무지개 달팽이 (2/41). MUJIGAE (CN, class 9). US 0. The read is shallow, so the live count in 9/35/41/42 is a floor |
| Galbaram 갈바람 | Clear | arbitrary (west wind, autumn breeze) | None: KIPRIS 0 rows (twice), TMview 0, US 0. Caution: an empty KIPRIS answer, see section 0 |
| Sanbaram 산바람 | Clear | arbitrary (mountain wind) | None in our classes: one live exact title, class 33. 용산바람 (35) is a different word, 용산 + 바람. TMview 0, US 0 |
2. Search log (every query, counted)
KR columns: total rows holding the Hangul word, rows read, rows whose title equals the word (or the word plus a parenthetical respelling), live exact titles (registered, pending, published), and live exact titles in classes 9, 35, 41 or 42. TMview: rows returned for the Latin word (fuzzy, all offices). US: live marks whose wordmark matches.
| Word | KR total | KR read | KR exact | KR live exact | KR live exact in 9/35/41/42 | TMview returned | US live |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanari 나날이 | 91 | 90 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Holgabun 홀가분 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Dalmaji 달맞이 | 1682 | 90 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Sinbaram 신바람 | 269 | 90 | 89 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Biroso 비로소 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Sabujak 사부작 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Olbaro 올바로 | 65 | 65 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Bibaram 비바람 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Obusi 오붓이 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| Doldari 돌다리 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silbaram 실바람 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mulbora 물보라 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Garangbi 가랑비 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonagi 소나기 | 74 | 74 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 2 |
| Dabusi 다붓이 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Najigi 나직이 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olgodi 올곧이 | 139 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Solbaram 솔바람 | 61 | 61 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nunbora 눈보라 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Narani 나란히 | 373 | 90 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Motungi 모퉁이 | 78 | 78 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dadari 다달이 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Modakbul 모닥불 | 88 | 88 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mulsori 물소리 | 63 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hangarak 한가락 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dotai 도타이 | 365 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Gomaum 고마움 | 249 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mujigae 무지개 | 2317 | 90 | 90 | 37 | 2 | 47 | 0 |
| Galbaram 갈바람 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanbaram 산바람 | 38 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TMview returned 100 for Obusi because the fuzzy match pulled in words that merely contain "obusi" (neurobusiness and the like); the one relevant row is the KR filing.
Trademark-clear
Clear (8), in stage-1 rank order:
- Bibaram 비바람
- Silbaram 실바람
- Garangbi 가랑비
- Dabusi 다붓이 (caution: empty KIPRIS answer)
- Najigi 나직이
- Nunbora 눈보라
- Galbaram 갈바람 (caution: empty KIPRIS answer)
- Sanbaram 산바람
Usable with conditions (11), in stage-1 rank order:
- Nanari 나날이 (Crown class 30; pending NANARIUM)
- Dalmaji 달맞이 (US DALMAJI class 35 cosmetics retail; class 35 and 41 compounds)
- Obusi 오붓이 (pending Obusi class 35 pet goods)
- Doldari 돌다리 (one class 41 compound)
- Olgodi 올곧이 (sound-alike 올고딩; shallow read)
- Solbaram 솔바람 (class 9 masks; provincial government mark)
- Narani 나란히 (class 9 compound 옆으로나란히; shallow read)
- Motungi 모퉁이 (five compounds in 35/41/42)
- Dadari 다달이 (weak meaning; empty KIPRIS answer)
- Mulsori 물소리 (two class 41 compounds)
- Dotai 도타이 (company named 도타이; "Dota")
Verdict counts: Clear 8, Usable with conditions 11, Risky 6 (Biroso, Olbaro, Mulbora, Hangarak, Gomaum, Mujigae), Blocked 5 (Holgabun, Sinbaram, Sabujak, Sonagi, Modakbul).