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Is it smart for a recent college grad to trademark their personal name as a brand for freelance creative work, and how much does that typically cost?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
Is it smart for a recent college grad to trademark their personal name as a brand for freelance creative work, and how much does that typically cost?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
site:uspto.gov trademarks fee schedule application fee 350 per class 2026 personal name trademark surname acquired distinctivenessGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
site:uspto.gov trademark personal name surname primarily merely a surname acquired distinctiveness trademarkGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (2)
Short factOther / navigational100%ComparisonConsequenceReasonDefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
site:uspto.gov trademarks fee schedule application fee 350 per class 2026 personal name trademark surname acquired distinctiveness Google ↗
site:uspto.gov trademark personal name surname primarily merely a surname acquired distinctiveness trademark Google ↗

Queries

2 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
site:uspto.gov trademarks fee schedule application fee 350 per class 2026 personal name trademark surname acquired distinctiveness
OBSERVED
Google ↗
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—Other / navigational——1x
of 1
site:uspto.gov trademark personal name surname primarily merely a surname acquired distinctiveness trademark
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Other / navigational——1x
of 1