function marker($search)
{
   //url encode the trademark to search for
   $search = urlencode($search);

   //initialize curl
   $curl = curl_init();

   //create a url with your search term, username, and password
   $url = "https://www.markerapi.com/api/v1/trademark/search/$search/
   username/$user/password/$pass";

   //set curl options
   curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
   curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);

   //perform curl and return json decoded results
   return json_decode(curl_exec($curl));
}

//get response from service
$response = marker($searchterm);

//if there were trademarks returned
if($response->count > 0)
{
	//loop through returned trademarks
	foreach($response->trademarks as $trademark)
	{
	    //serial number
	    $serialnumber = $trademark->serialnumber;

	    //trademark name
	    $wordmark = $trademark->wordmark;

	    //trademark description
	    $description = $trademark->description;

	    //goods and services code
	    $code = $trademark->code;

	    //registration date
	    $registrationdate = $trademark->registrationdate;
	}
}