How to interpret Vigilra risk scores
Vigilra's risk score is a weighted composite of two objective signal dimensions: trademark collision strength and plaintiff enforcement activity. Scoring is transparent and traceable — every point has an objective basis.
Dimension 1: Trademark Collision Strength
Vigilra compares seller brand keywords against USPTO active trademark records, assessing similarity at multiple levels: exact match (identical mark name); contains match (one contains the other); fuzzy variants (edit distance ≤2, leet substitutions, de-duplicated letters, etc.); partial word overlap. The trademark sub-score reflects the objective degree of similarity between public USPTO data and the seller's brand keyword. It does not constitute an infringement finding.
Dimension 2: Plaintiff Enforcement Activity
Based on public court databases such as CourtListener, Vigilra tallies the known Schedule A case count for each rights holder as an objective enforcement activity reference. More cases yield a higher aggression score. Data coverage is limited: when a rights holder has no records in the database, the score is set to neutral (not a safety signal).
Risk level meanings
High Risk (≥70)
USPTO active trademark records show highly similar marks, and the rights holder has a significant known litigation history in public Schedule A records. This does not indicate an infringement finding — it indicates strong public data signals that warrant further review.
Medium Risk (40-69)
Potential collision signals detected, but collision strength or plaintiff activity is lower. Public data coverage may be limited, and data gaps may exist.
Low Risk (<40)
No significant collision records found, or the rights holder has no known Schedule A litigation in public records. Low risk does not mean zero risk — public data coverage is limited.
Important notes
Vigilra scores are statistical reference information based on public data, with the following limitations:
- Public databases (USPTO/CourtListener) do not cover all trademark rights or all litigation cases
- A low score does not mean "safe" or "won't be sued" — absence of data is not absence of risk
- Scores do not constitute legal advice and do not predict individual case outcomes
- Scores do not replace professional analysis by a licensed attorney
⚠️ This page is an objective explanation of Vigilra's scoring logic. Not legal advice.
