Understanding findings

A "finding" is a mark on the register that Thorgate thinks is close enough to yours to flag. Open any mark to see its findings, ranked by how likely they are to matter.

A mark detail page listing conflict findings with severity scores, alongside deadlines and a status timeline

A mark's conflict findings, with deadlines and status on the right.

The score and severity

Every finding gets one composite score from 0–100, banded into high, medium, and low severity. High-severity conflicts also alert you by email the morning they're found; weaker ones wait in your digest.

Why it matched

Each finding shows the four signals behind its score:

Spelling — how close the wording is, letter by letter.
Sound — how alike the marks are when spoken (so "NORTHWYND" catches "NORTHWIND").
Words — shared distinctive terms.
Class — how close the goods/services classes are.

A single finding row showing the score tag, the conflicting mark, match-signal bars, an opposition-window badge, and triage buttons

A finding row: score, the register record, the match breakdown, and triage actions.

Where a conflicting mark has been published for opposition, the row shows an opposition window badge counting down the days you have to oppose it — the cheapest moment to act. Click any row to open the full finding.

Crowded fields

If a name is generic, hundreds of marks may score above your threshold. Rather than bury you, Thorgate flags the mark as a crowded field and shows the closest matches — a signal in itself that the name is weak on its own.

Tune it: too much noise, or too little? Adjust the mark's alert threshold — raise it to see only the closest calls, lower it to cast a wider net.