About Us
We’ve been working since 1989 to bring the best possible trademark solutions to our customers.
Our journey
We are passionate about creating and delivering high quality work, meeting the business needs of our clients and ensuring the very best user experience for their customers & great products.
1981
Founders meet
Christopher Durant and phonetics expert Dr Mark Huckvale participate in computerisation studies on behalf of the UK Patent Office
1982 - 1985
Prototype Development
Christopher & Mark start development of a Trade Mark word searching model running in DOS
1985
First project officially begins
UK Patent Office computerisation project begins.
1989
Marquesa Established
Marquesa Search Systems Ltd. starts up and launches the Marquesa Trade Mark searching software. Initially UK text only, the database was provided on a CD-ROM
1999
Internet delivery
The internet starts to take off and Marquesa launches its web-browser based system. Text and image databases now held on a server so CD-ROM service phased out.
2006
Multiple Databases added
Various additional databases added to system, allowing users to search multiple jurisdictions simultaneously.
2012
MQ3 released
MQ3 was made available, opening up Marquesa’s advanced trademark searching capabilities to all platforms such as tablets, phones, and Mac computers.
2017
New Databases added
Australian and Canadian databases added.
2019 - 2021
Backend redesign
Entirely new backend redesign for improved search features and speed. Laying the groundworks for other exciting new features to come.
2022
Various improvements
Upcoming
MQ Monitor
Plans to introduce dedicated alerting and watching suite. (ETA early 2023) More details coming soon.
Upcoming​
MQ Express
A highly streamlined yet powerful searching tool for instant results and automated reports. (ETA mid 2023).
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