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Does your t-shirt phrase use a protected name?
Type a title, tag or slogan. We check it against our watchlist of brand, character, sports team and celebrity names that often lead to takedowns on print-on-demand shirts.
High risk
This phrase contains a name on our watchlist:
Using a protected name on a shirt can get the listing taken down or your shop suspended. Remove it from the title and tags, or get legal advice before you sell.
Not on our watchlist
We didn’t find a name from our watchlist. That doesn’t make the phrase safe: our list doesn’t cover every registered trademark.
Before you sell, also search the official USPTO trademark database. Open USPTO trademark search
Not legal advice. This check only compares your phrase with our own watchlist. It does not use Etsy data and is not a full trademark search.
How the check works
- Whole words only. Spelling variations count as the same name: “Spider-Man”, “spider man” and “SPIDERMAN” are all caught.
- The watchlist is put together by us: brand, character, franchise, sports team and celebrity names that often cause takedowns on printed apparel.
- A match is a warning, not a verdict. “Not on our watchlist” never means “safe”.
Not legal advice. This check only compares your phrase with our own watchlist. It does not use Etsy data and is not a full trademark search.
Check every listing in your shop at once
Connect your Etsy shop through Etsy’s official sign-in (read-only). We check all your titles and tags in about a minute and keep checking every day.