Features
What you get
Print-on-demand sellers rarely lose an account over quality. They lose it over a phrase they assumed was ordinary English. Amazon Merch, Redbubble, and TeePublic all run automated trademark scanning, takedowns arrive without warning, and enough of them end the account. The check itself takes seconds — the problem is that almost nobody does it, because doing it properly means searching a government database by hand for every idea.
More than a checker — a full AI toolkit
The trademark check is one part of it: a five-tool AI Studio — niche finder, slogan, quote, listing and description generators — writes original copy with brands, real people and characters ruled out of the prompt, which is the half of the job the register cannot do for you.
Live USPTO data, not a stale copy
Every check queries the United States Patent and Trademark Office register at the moment you run it. New registrations show up the day they land, which matters because the phrase that was clear last quarter is the one that gets you struck this quarter.
Status, owner, class, and dates
A result isn't a verdict, it's evidence. You see the registered mark, who owns it, whether it's Live/Registered or abandoned, what it covers, and when it was filed — the four things that decide whether the phrase is genuinely off-limits for apparel.
Included in every plan
Trademark checks aren't a premium tier or a credit pack. The $19.99/month plan includes them, because a tool that lets you research a niche and then can't tell you the niche is trademarked has sold you half a product.
Built for the marketplaces that scan hardest
Amazon Merch, Redbubble, and TeePublic all remove designs automatically and count the removal against you. The check is designed for that pre-upload moment, across all four marketplaces Trendlytic covers.
A generator that respects the same line the checker draws
There is no point clearing a phrase for trademarks and then generating a design that reproduces one. So the listing generator writes prompts with trademarks, real people and copyrighted characters excluded, returns a slogan that is new rather than lifted, and leaves the final call to the live USPTO check on this page.
Inside the app
See it working
One field, before the design exists
Type the phrase you're planning to print — the slogan, the pun, the two-word hook. The check runs against the live USPTO register, not a cached list scraped last year, and it returns before you've opened your design tool. Your recent checks stay listed so you can work through a batch of ideas in one sitting.
A hit shows you the actual registrations, not a red light
Plenty of tools tell you a phrase is 'risky'. That's useless, because a live registration in footwear says something very different than a dead application in software. Trendlytic lists the marks themselves — name, registrant, Live/Registered status, filing and expiry dates — so you can judge the risk instead of guessing at a colour.
It runs where the decision actually happens
A standalone trademark tool gets used once and forgotten. Trendlytic puts the check next to the niche research, so the moment a niche looks worth designing for, checking the phrase is one click rather than a separate errand. Every plan carries a trademark quota alongside its searches — it is not a paid add-on.
The prompt is written to keep you clear
AI made it trivial to produce a design that looks like something already selling, which is exactly how sellers walk into a takedown. The generator is written the other way round. It takes a winner's niche and keywords, then produces a new slogan and an image prompt that explicitly rules out trademarks, real people and copyrighted characters. You still run the slogan through the USPTO check before you upload. The two steps are meant to be used together.
Built-in trademark check
Check any phrase against the live USPTO register before you design
Type a phrase and Trendlytic looks it up in the live USPTO register and shows who owns it, its status and its filing date. Included in every plan.
And the designs that were never yours to print are marked
When a result leans on a known brand, a character or a famous person, it arrives with a TM or copyright badge on the card. You see it while you are choosing, not after a takedown. A first filter, not legal advice.
How it works
- 1
Type the phrase you want to print
The slogan, the pun, the character name, the two-word hook — whatever is going on the shirt.
- 2
Read the register, not a traffic light
Safe to use means no active marks. A hit lists the live registrations, their owners, and their status so you can weigh it yourself.
- 3
Design, or rewrite the phrase
Clear phrases go straight to your design tool. A conflicted one usually needs one word changed, not the whole idea abandoned.
Also in every plan
A mockup generator for the design you make next
When your own design for the niche is ready, drop the file in and see it on 500+ t-shirt photos in one go. Pick the shots that fit your shop, on a person or on its own, and save them at up to 2000 px with no watermark. A mockup takes 1 credit from your plan the first time and nothing after that.
Try the free set, no account neededPricing
Simple pricing
3-day free trial on any plan. Then from $19.99/month for 100 searches across all four marketplaces, with the USPTO check built in. Cancel anytime.
Starter
Perfect to get started
- 100 searches / month (= 10,000+ winning niches)
- AI Listing Generator (2 credits each = up to 50 listings/mo)
- Niche score (basic)
- 50 trademark checks / month
Pro
For serious POD sellers
- 500 searches / month (= 50,000+ winning niches)
- AI Listing Generator (2 credits each = up to 250 listings/mo)
- Full niche analysis + scores
- 300 trademark checks / month
Business
For teams & agencies
- 2,000 searches / month
- AI Listing Generator (2 credits each = up to 1,000 listings/mo)
- Full niche analysis + scores
- Unlimited trademark checks
Included in every plan
- All 4 marketplaces
- Best Design Instant — top winning designs
- Trending Now (updated hourly)
- Keyword Research
- Related Niches
- POD Calendar with upload reminders
- AI Studio: Niche Finder, Slogan, Quote & Description generators
- Save & organize winning niches
- Full search history
- Mockup Generator: 500+ t-shirt photos
- 20+ free POD tools included
Who's behind this
Trendlytic is built and supported by one person, Karim. Write to support@trendlytic.io and he is the one who answers.
About the founder“I'm very satisfied with the way you handled the issue and with your prompt support. Thank you so much.”Jassmin, Pro plan
Frequently asked questions
What is a POD trademark checker?
It's a tool that searches the USPTO trademark register for a phrase before you print it on a product. Print-on-demand marketplaces scan uploads against registered trademarks automatically, so a phrase that's protected in apparel gets your design removed and a strike added to your account. Checking first is the difference between a rejected idea and a lost account.
Can I check a trademark for free on USPTO?
Yes. The USPTO's own TESS/TSDR search is public and free, and you should absolutely use it for a serious dispute. What it isn't is fast. It's a legal search interface, the results need interpreting, and running it for every design idea you have in a week is genuinely tedious. Trendlytic queries the same register and formats the answer for the decision you're actually making.
Does a trademark hit always mean I can't use the phrase?
No, and this is where most sellers get it wrong in both directions. Trademarks are registered in specific classes, and a mark registered for software or footwear does not necessarily block the same words on a t-shirt. A dead or abandoned application blocks nothing. That's exactly why Trendlytic shows you the registrations rather than a single yes/no — the status, owner, and class are the information you need. For anything commercially significant, talk to an attorney; this tool is research, not legal advice.
Which marketplaces remove designs for trademark?
All the major ones. Amazon Merch on Demand rejects at upload and suspends repeat offenders. Redbubble runs an aggressive automated scanner and stacks strikes toward account termination. TeePublic and Etsy both act on rights-holder complaints. The scanning is automated and the appeal process is slow, so the only reliable protection is checking before you upload.
Is the trademark check included, or is it extra?
Included. Every Trendlytic plan, starting at $19.99 a month, comes with a trademark quota alongside its niche searches. There's a 3-day free trial if you want to check a handful of phrases before deciding.
Does Trendlytic check international trademarks?
It checks the USPTO register, which covers the United States. That's the register the major POD marketplaces enforce against for US listings, and it's where the overwhelming majority of takedowns originate. If you're selling primarily into the EU or UK, you should also check the EUIPO and UKIPO registers directly.
Does AI-generated art create trademark risk?
The tool does not create the risk, the phrase and the imagery do. An AI image can reproduce a logo, a character or a recognisable face without you noticing, and a slogan that sounds perfectly generic is often registered. Two habits handle it: prompt with trademarks, real people and copyrighted characters explicitly excluded, and put the phrases you are printing through a live USPTO search before you upload. Trendlytic does the first automatically, and the second whenever you hand a phrase to the checker, which every plan includes.
How does the 3-day free trial work?
Every plan starts with 3 days free. Starting it charges $1 to check the card is real, and that $1 is not refunded. The plan price itself is only billed when the trial ends, and cancelling before then from Manage Plan means it is never charged.
Related
Check the phrase before it costs you the account
Run any print-on-demand phrase against the live USPTO register and see the registrations behind the answer. Included in every plan. 3-day free trial.
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