Etsy Trademark CheckerProtect Your Shop from Suspension

A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, or design that identifies the source of goods or services. Etsy faces legal liability if they knowingly allow trademark infringement, so they enforce a strict "three strikes" policy - three violations and your shop is permanently suspended with no appeal.

Check EVERY product name, listing title, shop name, and tagline before publishing. Also check before creating new product designs with phrases, when renewing seasonal listings, and monthly for your existing catalog to catch newly registered marks.

The listing is immediately deactivated, you receive a strike toward suspension, your shop's search ranking drops, and you have 10 days to respond. After 3 strikes, your shop is permanently suspended with payment holds for 180 days.

Yes for Etsy sellers. TESS is complex with arcane field codes and confusing results. Our tool provides plain English results, Etsy-specific risk scoring, phonetic similarity detection, and tells you exactly whether it's safe to list. Most non-lawyers miss 73% of relevant trademarks in manual TESS searches.

This is called "fair use" and is legally complex. While you may be able to use a term descriptively (like "Compatible with iPhone"), many trademark owners file complaints anyway and Etsy often sides with them. It's safer to avoid trademarked terms entirely or use clear descriptive language that doesn't create brand confusion.

Read the notice carefully, verify the claim using our tool, and act within 10 days. If legitimate, remove or significantly modify the listing immediately. If questionable, consider consulting an attorney before filing a counter-notice, as this can lead to lawsuits.

Many are: Helvetica, Gotham, Comic Sans, Papyrus. You can USE the font in your products, but don't name or market your product using the trademarked font name. Use "Modern Clean Wedding Invitation" instead of "Gotham Style Wedding Invitation."

Almost never. These are heavily trademarked and aggressively enforced. Professional sports teams (NFL, NBA, MLB) and colleges trademark their names, logos, and colors. Even city name + team type can be problematic.

LegalZoom helps you REGISTER a trademark to protect YOUR brand. Attorneys handle complex filings and disputes. Our tool helps you AVOID violating someone else's existing trademark before listing. You can use all three together: our tool for prevention, LegalZoom for protection, attorneys for enforcement.

Never assume it's safe. They may have permission you don't know about, haven't been caught yet, operate in a different category where it doesn't apply, or have violations in process. Always verify independently with our checker.