Free founder resources
Practical, no-signup PDF guides for naming a startup and clearing the name you pick: an available .com, checked live, and a screen against the US and EU trademark registers.
The Startup Naming & Trademark Checklist
The full pre-launch checklist: positioning, generating real candidates, owning the .com, screening US and EU trademarks, and scoring defensibility before you commit.
How to search USPTO trademarks, free (2026)
TESS is gone. The knockout search at tmsearch.uspto.gov, why the Nice class matters more than the word, and what a quick search misses.
.com vs .io vs .ai: which extension for a startup?
What each extension signals, the .io question answered honestly, real 2026 pricing, and a quick framework for choosing.
The best free startup name generator that checks trademarks
How the free tools compare on the one thing that matters: whether they screen a name against the trademark register before you build.
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