Trademark monitoring for musicians & bands
Bands lose their name to a filing they never saw coming — and end up rebranding mid-career. Watch the register for your band or artist name for $9/month.
Free check: has anyone filed something like your name?
Scans US federal applications from the last 90 days. No signup.
How bands lose their name
A band or artist name is a brand, and it gets contested constantly — another act with the same name, a label that files first, a merch operation registering your name in the apparel class. "We used it first" isn't automatic protection; the federal register rewards whoever shows up in it, and the 30-day window to object opens on the USPTO's timeline, not yours.
MarkAlarm watches every new US trademark application and tells you when one looks close to your name — in music, entertainment, or merch classes — while there's still time to respond. The free check shows anything filed recently. Not legal advice, just the public data made readable.
Daily monitoring, instant alerts, weekly all-clear. Cancel anytime.
Start watching →Common questions
Is this legal advice?
No — MarkAlarm surfaces public USPTO filings and similarity scores with links to the official record. Whether to act on a filing is a legal decision; if one worries you, a trademark attorney is the right next step, and you'll arrive with the filing already in hand.
Do I need a registered trademark to use it?
No. Many people watch a name they use but haven't registered — so they learn immediately if someone else moves to register it.
How do I cancel?
One click from your manage page, effective at period end. Payments are handled by Lemon Squeezy; we never see your card.