01What BrandScreen is
BrandScreen provides automated, point-in-time knockout screening for brand names. We check a name against publicly available sources — including trademark records, domain registries, business-entity filings, social handles, and general search competition — and summarize what we find as a 0–100 score with an AI-generated review.
The purpose of this screening is to help founders and teams identify obvious risks early and decide which names are worth deeper, professional investigation. It is a starting point, not a final answer.
02What BrandScreen is not
- Not a legal trademark clearance search. A full clearance search is broader and is interpreted by a professional. BrandScreen does not perform that analysis.
- Not legal advice. Nothing in a report, score, or AI review is legal advice, and using BrandScreen does not create an attorney–client relationship.
- Not a substitute for an attorney. A qualified trademark attorney can assess risks that automated tools cannot, and should review any name before you commit to it.
- Not a guarantee of availability. A favorable score does not mean a name is free to use, registrable, or free of third-party rights.
03Results may be incomplete or inaccurate
Automated screening has real limits. By design and by the nature of public data, BrandScreen results may miss or misjudge conflicts. In particular, our screening may not capture:
- Confusingly similar marks — phonetic equivalents, alternate spellings, translations, or marks that are legally similar but not textually identical.
- Design marks and logos — figurative marks, stylizations, and trade dress that aren't searchable as plain text.
- Common-law rights — unregistered marks that carry legal weight through actual use but appear in no register.
- All jurisdictions and classes — coverage varies by source; foreign rights, state filings, and certain goods/services classes may be partially or entirely outside our checks.
- Pending and recently changed filings — applications, assignments, and status changes that have not yet propagated to public data.
04Availability signals change
Every signal we show — domain availability, trademark status, social handles, and entity records — reflects an automated check at a single moment in time. These signals can change quickly and may be inaccurate at the moment you read them. A domain shown as available may be registered minutes later; a mark shown as dead may be revived; a handle shown as open may already be reserved.
Always re-verify any signal directly with the authoritative source (for example, the USPTO, a domain registrar, or the relevant platform) before relying on it.
05About the AI review
The AI review summarizes and interprets the data we collect. Like any automated system, it can be incomplete or mistaken, and it does not exercise legal judgment. Treat the AI review as a convenience summary — not as a professional opinion or a recommendation to act.
06Your responsibility
You are responsible for the branding, filing, and business decisions you make. Before making any such decision — including adopting a name, applying to register a mark, purchasing assets, or going to market — you should consult a licensed trademark attorney and conduct appropriate professional due diligence.
07No warranty & limitation of liability
BrandScreen is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including accuracy, completeness, or fitness for a particular purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, BrandScreen and its operators are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of, or reliance on, the service or its results. For full terms, see our Terms of Service.
08Questions
If anything here is unclear, we're happy to help — though please note we cannot provide legal advice.