The 60-Second IP Assessment

Yes. Trademark law protects the mark as your business identifier in commerce, no matter who or what designed it. Check your AI tool's terms to confirm you own the output. But know this: a purely AI-generated logo generally cannot get COPYRIGHT protection, because copyright requires a human author.

Not by itself. The U.S. Copyright Office requires human authorship. Your human additions, edits, and creative arrangement can be protected, and AI-generated material must be disclosed in a copyright application.

No. Only humans can be named inventors. A human who makes a significant inventive contribution while using AI tools can still qualify.

Yes, if you use or plan to use the mark in U.S. commerce. One firm rule: applicants living outside the U.S. must be represented by a U.S.-licensed attorney before the USPTO. Anyone who says you can skip that is a red flag.

An international system that lets you extend one trademark application to many member countries through a single filing with your home country's office. Ask a licensed attorney whether it fits your expansion plan.

Yes. tmsearch.uspto.gov is free for the whole world, no account and no U.S. address needed, and you can check any application's status at tsdr.uspto.gov.

The base fee is 350 dollars per class of goods or services, using the USPTO's pre-approved descriptions. Custom descriptions add 200 dollars per class.

LIVE means active rights someone holds. DEAD means expired or abandoned, but proceed carefully: similar SOUND can still conflict, and a DEAD mark's owner may still have some rights from continued use.

The USPTO never calls demanding payment. Real emails end in @uspto.gov, and official letters appear in your file at tsdr.uspto.gov. Verify company filings only on your state's official site.

If you live outside the U.S. (required), if your search finds close conflicts, if you receive a substantive office action refusal, or if someone disputes your mark. Education prepares you; those moments call for counsel.