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Trademark specimen checker for a channel screenshot

Add a screenshot of your character’s channel, or just answer the checklist. It checks the capture against the USPTO’s published specimen rules and tells you what passes and what to fix.

Your image is processed in this browser tab only. It is never uploaded.

01 Your screenshot Optional
02 What does it show? Pick one
03 Look at the capture and answer
Is the full web address (URL) visible?

In the address bar, or written right beside the image.

Is the date you viewed the page visible?

In the capture, such as the device clock, or noted with it.

Does the name appear exactly as you’d file it?

Display name or header, same spelling and spacing.

Are your videos or streams on the same page?

The name has to appear with the services it offers.

Is it your live, public page?

Not a private preview, a draft or a page that isn’t published yet.

What the USPTO looks for

For services, the USPTO says a specimen can be a screenshot of a website where your mark appears advertising or providing the services, and that you must include the URL and the date you accessed the website (drawings and specimens). Its specimen refusal page lists mockups, digitally altered images, drafts of a website, and webpages without the URL and date among the reasons a specimen is refused.

How to take a strong capture

  1. Open the public channel page on a computer, logged out or in a private window.
  2. Capture the whole browser window so the address bar shows. Include the clock, or note the date beside the image.
  3. Keep the name and the videos in one frame. Header and display name at the top, video grid below.
  4. Don’t edit it. No added logos, no cropping out the address bar, no retouching.

More detail in our specimen guide. No public channel yet? Read about intent-to-use applications.

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Questions

Is my screenshot uploaded?
No. The image is opened in your browser only, to show a preview and read its size. It is never sent to CharacterGuard or anyone else, and it’s gone when you close the tab.
What does the USPTO require for a website specimen?
The mark has to appear on the page advertising or providing the services, and you must include the URL and the date you accessed or printed the page.
Can I use a frame from my video?
Generally that isn’t the kind of proof the USPTO looks for. It shows the character but not the name offering a service. The channel profile is the usual choice.
Can I make a mockup of how the channel will look?
No. The USPTO refuses mockups, drafts of a website and digitally altered images because they don’t show actual use. If the channel isn’t live, intent to use is the route.
Does a pass here mean the USPTO will accept it?
No. The checker covers the basics the USPTO lists. An examiner decides, and an attorney picks the specimen that’s filed.

CharacterGuard is not a law firm and does not file trademarks. This tool is general information, not legal advice, and no outcome is guaranteed. An attorney makes the final call. Updated October 12, 2026.