About Us
We’ve been working since 1989 to bring the best possible trademark solutions to our customers.
Our journey
Marquesa builds trademark database software for professionals who need answers fast and confidence in what they find. Since 1989, we’ve focused on making trademark searching clearer, quicker, and more reliable; combining trusted data with tools designed for real-world workflows.
Today, MQ3 is our live, cloud-based platform built to support modern clearance, watching, and portfolio work.
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
2025
TmFlare Released
TmFlare is a new monitoring service designed to help trademark and company owners efficiently manage and maintain their trademark and domain assets.