How to file, what to bring, what goes wrong.
Written from the platforms’ own forms and public accounts of how they are handled. None of it is legal advice.
How to report a copycat app to Apple (App Store trademark complaint)
What Apple’s IP dispute form asks for, what evidence to attach, and the mistakes that get a claim bounced back.
updated 2026-09-01
How to file a Google Play trademark complaint
Google Play’s trademark form step by step: the fields, the evidence, the pitfalls, and what a good outcome looks like.
updated 2026-09-01
USPTO Letter of Protest: when to file one against a conflicting trademark application
The cheap, early way to put your registration in front of the examining attorney before a conflicting application is approved.
updated 2026-09-01
Opposing an EU trade mark application at the EUIPO: the three-month window
What to do when someone files your name as an EU trade mark -- which earlier rights count, the opposition deadline and fee, and why a US registration is not enough.
updated 2026-09-02
Opposing a UK trade mark application: TM7A, TM7 and the two-month window
What to do when someone files your name at the UK IPO -- the free TM7A that buys a month, the TM7 fee and grounds, and which earlier rights the UK recognises since Brexit.
updated 2026-09-02
My app name is not trademarked. Am I protected at all?
What an app developer can rely on without a registered trade mark -- the App Store copycat rule, Google Play’s impersonation policy, use-based rights in the US and UK -- and what each register charges to do better.
updated 2026-09-02
How to monitor your app name for clones and trademark filings
A practical routine for watching the App Store, Google Play and the trademark registers for your brand -- by hand, and what to automate.
updated 2026-09-01
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TakedownGPT vs. doing it by hand
What a Monday-morning search routine costs, what it misses, and what changes when the checking, remembering and evidence capture are automated.
TakedownGPT vs. enterprise brand protection
Enterprise brand protection suites cover everything from counterfeit goods to social handles at enterprise prices. Here is where TakedownGPT fits and where it does not.
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