Research

Sources & citations

Every question in the Wizard, every guardrail in the summary, and every claim on the marketing pages traces back to a primary source — the USPTO's own rules, the TMEP examining manual, the Code of Federal Regulations, or WIPO for international classification and Madrid filings. Nothing here is legal advice; it's the paper trail behind the tool so you (and your attorney) can verify it.

The same references appear inline throughout the Wizard — tap the help icon next to any question to see the citations for that step.

USPTO — Filing basics

The official starting points for every U.S. trademark application. TMarky's Wizard mirrors the base-application requirements almost 1:1.

TMEP — Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure

The examining attorney's rulebook. Chapters we lean on for owner identification, mark drawings, dates of use, identifications, and classification.

Classification & international

The primary sources behind TMarky's Nice-class hints, identification-source prompt, and attorney-review flag in niceClasses.ts — plus the Madrid pathway for filing abroad.

Privacy & consent (product architecture)

TMarky's browser-only, opt-in design is grounded in these frameworks — the reason nothing leaves your device unless you turn on the AI Chat.

Full index of in-app citations

Every source linked from a Wizard help drawer, deduplicated.

A note on how to use these

USPTO rules change. The TMEP is updated multiple times a year and individual sections are renumbered. If a link 404s, search the section number on tmep.uspto.gov or check the eCFR (37 C.F.R. Part 2). For anything that could affect your rights, talk to a U.S.-licensed trademark attorney.