Office action responses
Third-party use evidence for responding to a likelihood-of-confusion or descriptiveness refusal, with the URL and date of each page.
Use: the dashboard for 2 to 50 public URLs at once, the extension for pages behind a login.
For trademark attorneys and paralegals
The trademark specimen or TTAB exhibit you file, with the signed original behind it
ProofSnap captures a webpage with the URL and date that USPTO trademark specimen rules require in 2026, printed in a band above the screenshot. It also keeps the HTML, text, DNS, and WHOIS data under a signed manifest, so you can show that the file was not changed. Use it for specimens and TTAB exhibits.
Extension: what you see in your browser, including pages behind a login. Dashboard: public URLs in batches, with matters and Bates numbering.
The 7-day trial requires a credit card. The dashboard includes 50 test captures with no card. For a single case, a SnapPack is $4.99. Download a sample package (a third-party use page, 17 MB, with optional page images and video).
ProofSnap
annotation added by software, not the browser address bar
https://www.example.com/product/3405
2026-11-04T15:00:23Z (UTC) NTP offset +135 ms
ID ps_7f3a9c10-52be-4d61-9a47-1c8e0b6d2f35
Example Supply Co.
ShopSupportCart
KORVANTA Trail Backpack, 30 L
$49.00
Add to cart- The page address, on the image itself
- The capture time in UTC, checked against internet time servers
- An ID that ties the image to its signed package
Mock-up of a screenshot from a package. Example Supply Co., its address and the KORVANTA mark are fictional.
Radim Motycka, founder and lead engineer of ProofSnap, responsible for the manifest signature, chain of custody and timestamp integration · · ProofSnap is an evidence tool and does not provide legal advice
Where the USPTO and the TTAB ask for a URL and date
A screenshot without its URL and date creates extra work later. The same two facts come up across prosecution, TTAB proceedings, and post-registration audits.
Webpage specimens
“A web page must include the URL and access or print date.”
Applies when a webpage serves as the specimen for an application, statement of use, or maintenance filing.
Notices of reliance
“so long as the date the internet materials were accessed and their source (e.g., URL) are provided.”
Applies to internet materials offered in a TTAB proceeding under a notice of reliance.
In a post-registration audit, the USPTO lists screenshots of webpages with the URL and access or print date as proof of use.
Where trademark teams use ProofSnap
A third-party page can change between the watch notice and the letter. ProofSnap records it the day you find it, so the file holds the page as it stood.
Watch notices
A notice flags a similar mark on a website or a marketplace. Before anyone evaluates it, capture the listing with the mark, the goods, the seller details, and the URL.
Use: the extension, in the browser you already work in.
Use investigations
Show how a mark appears in the market, or whether a registrant still uses it. Capture each page as you go, including pages that appear only after you sign in.
Use: the extension for pages behind a login. The dashboard takes 2 to 50 public URLs at once.
Expungement or reexamination
The evidence in a petition can include screenshots from your nonuse investigation. Capture each page with its URL and date as you go.
Use: either product, but the extension for pages behind a login.
Before a cease-and-desist letter
Once a letter goes out, the other side can edit the page. Capture it first, so the letter and the file refer to the same content.
Use: the extension for the single page. On a Legal plan, import the package into the matter and place a legal hold.
UDRP annexes
Record what the website at a disputed domain name displays before the registrant changes it. The package also contains DNS and WHOIS data. The UDRP evidence guide covers the proceeding itself.
Use: either product, since websites at disputed domain names are usually public.
Trademark specimen checklist for a webpage
Five steps from the live page to a specimen that meets the URL and date requirement.
Open the right page
Show the mark together with the goods or services, and a means of ordering goods sold online, such as an add-to-cart button.
Check the layout
Keep the mark, the price, and the order button in view when you capture.
Capture
The band adds the URL and the capture time in UTC above the page.
Fill in the form
Enter the same URL and date in the Trademark Center or TEAS form, and check the date against the UTC time.
File and keep
File the image or PDF, and keep the signed ZIP as your record.
From capture to TTAB exhibit
Internet materials can come in under a notice of reliance when the access date and source are provided. They can be used for what they show on their face, and the Board requires all pages to be clear and legible.
- Prepare the exhibit. Convert screenshot.jpeg to a PDF sized for 8.5 x 11-inch paper, split it if it exceeds 6 MB, and check that the URL and date stay legible in black and white. Keep the ZIP as the record behind it. In our sample exhibit PDF, the top of a captured product page fits on one page at 518 KB.
- Match the filing format. Trial evidence goes through TTAB Center. The USPTO filing requirements call for PDF attachments in black and white, formatted for 8.5 x 11-inch paper at 300 dpi, up to 6 MB per file and 53 MB in total.
- State the relevance in the notice, as you would for any exhibit.
- Plan on witness testimony when you rely on the truth of the content, or to show that an archived page appeared on a past date.
Exhibit 3
ProofSnaphttps://shop.example/products/aurora-headphones
PS-000014
Illustrative exhibit page with fictional data. Bates numbers and the exhibit sticker come from the matter export.
Extension or dashboard: which one you need
Most trademark work needs only one. The extension captures what you see in your browser. The dashboard adds batches and matters. They have separate accounts, plans, and billing.
Which product for which task
| Task | Extension | Dashboard and API |
|---|---|---|
| Specimen, watch hit | Yes | Public pages |
| Marketplace or social media, behind a login | Yes | No |
| Batch of public pages | One page at a time | 2 to 50 URLs |
| Recurring captures on a schedule | No | Yes, each run counts as a capture |
| Matter, Bates numbering, exhibit index | No | Legal plans |
Product 1
Extension for Chrome and Edge
Captures what you see in your own browser, including pages behind a login.
Example account. Options shown depend on the plan or SnapPack.
Product 2
Dashboard and API
Nothing to install. Our servers load public pages, one URL or a batch, and your matters stay in one place.
Capture history. Example account.
Example account with two users, which requires Legal Company. Legal Solo has one user.
When the matter grows: exhibits, Bates numbering, index, and hold
- One workspace per matter, with client, reference number, and a chain of custody.
- Matter export with Bates-stamped exhibits, an exhibit index, and a custody report.
- Legal hold on a capture or on the whole matter.
- Import from the extension, so captures from behind a login join the same matter.
What is in the ProofSnap package
The ProofSnap evidence package from the extension contains 11 to 15 files depending on the plan, with SHA-256 hashes in an RSA-signed manifest, and DNS and WHOIS data. On SnapPacks and on the Professional plan and above, an OpenTimestamps proof shows the data existed no later than the confirmed time. An EU qualified timestamp is optional.
evidence.pdfscreenshot.jpegpage.htmlmanifest.jsonchain_of_custody.json
Declaration template for authentication
If a dispute moves to federal court, turn on the option in the extension, on any plan, and the package includes a template for a certification under Fed. R. Evid. 902(13) and (14). It fills in the facts of the capture. The declarant adds identity and qualifications, and signs.
ProofSnap pricing for trademark work
One case: SnapPack. Regular filings: Professional. Bates numbering and matters: a Legal plan, on a separate account.
Product 1
Extension: subscription or one-time pack
One case
SnapPack
$4.99one-time
10 captures that never expire. No subscription.
Add to Chrome and buy the pack thereDaily work
Professional
$16.99per month
200 captures a month for specimens, watch hits, and investigations. 7-day trial, credit card required.
Start the trial in the extensionYour letterhead
Enterprise
$28.99per month
Unlimited captures, with your firm logo and details on the report. For a team, Company is $18.99 per seat, minimum two seats.
Add to ChromeProduct 2
Dashboard and API: a plan with its own account
Try it
Sandbox
$050 test captures
No card. Complete packages with a watermark, not for filing.
Open the sandboxSolo attorney
Legal Solo
$49per month, or $490 a year
One user, 50 captures a month, then $1.99 each. Matters, export and up to three active schedules or watches.
Choose in the dashboardFirm
Legal Company
$49per seat per month, minimum two seats
100 captures per seat per month, then $1.99 each. Seats, invitations, and member limits.
Choose in the dashboardNo time to do it yourself? Our evidence capture service handles the capture for you from $44.99 per URL, delivered within 48 hours.
Trademark web evidence: frequently asked questions
Does a webpage specimen need a URL and date?
Yes. The USPTO rule on specimens says a webpage must include the URL and access or print date. USPTO guidance accepts them on the specimen itself or in the dedicated form fields. A webpage showing a photograph of the mark on the goods or packaging does not need them.
What is a trademark specimen?
A real example of how you use the mark in commerce, filed with the USPTO. For goods sold online, that is often a webpage showing the mark, the goods, and a means of ordering them.
What does a trademark specimen example look like?
A product page with the mark next to the goods, a price, and an add-to-cart button, with the URL and date on the image. The sample package on this page shows a real product page captured this way.
What does the USPTO reject in a webpage specimen?
A screenshot without the URL and the access or print date, and any mock-up, printer’s proof, or digitally created or altered image, according to USPTO specimen guidance.
Does a service mark need a different specimen?
It must show the mark as used in selling or advertising the services, with a direct association between the mark and the services. A webpage works the same way, with the URL and date.
Can I file a new specimen after a refusal?
Yes, a substitute specimen, with a verified statement that it was in use in commerce by the date the rule requires. Capture the page as it stands, and keep the record of when it was captured.
Where does ProofSnap put the URL and date?
In a band above the screenshot, with the capture time in UTC. The extension adds it to every capture, the dashboard adds it by default, and the API adds it when the request sets url_stamp to true. The same URL and time appear in evidence.pdf.
Should I also fill in the form fields?
Yes. Enter the same URL and date in the form, so the record is consistent. The band shows UTC, so check that the date you enter matches it.
Can I file the ZIP with the USPTO or the TTAB?
File a PDF, and keep the ZIP as your record. TTAB filings take PDF attachments, so convert screenshot.jpeg to PDF for the exhibit. The ZIP contains the signed record behind it.
How do I keep a long page legible?
Capture the part of the page that matters, and keep the mark, the price, and the order button in view. The Board requires all pages to be clear and legible, and allows 6 MB per file and 53 MB in total.
Does a capture show when the mark was first used?
A capture shows the page on the day you captured it. For an earlier version of the page, use an archive copy together with witness testimony. This is why it pays to capture a page as soon as it matters.
Is a capture enough to prove that what the page says is true?
Under a notice of reliance, internet materials can be used for what they show on their face, not for the truth of what they say. For that, plan on witness testimony.
ProofSnap or printing to PDF?
Printing to PDF gives you a URL and a date. ProofSnap also keeps the page HTML, text, DNS, and WHOIS data under a signed manifest, so you can show later that the file was not changed.
ProofSnap or the Wayback Machine?
They answer different questions. The Wayback Machine shows what a page looked like in the past and usually needs witness testimony. ProofSnap records the page as it stands today, in a package you control. The dashboard can also request an Internet Archive copy at capture time.
Can I capture a page behind a login?
Yes, with the extension, because it records what you see in your own browser. The dashboard and the API load public pages from our servers.
Who signs the declaration?
A qualified person. The template is built for federal court. In the extension it fills in the facts and leaves the identity, qualifications, and signature of the declarant blank.
Where do Bates numbers and the exhibit index come from?
From the matter export in the dashboard, on the Legal Solo and Legal Company plans. The export contains Bates-stamped exhibits, an exhibit index, and a custody report.
Do the extension and the dashboard share an account?
No. They are two products with separate accounts, plans, and billing. A package from the extension can be imported into a matter on a Legal plan.
Capture the page while it is still there
Use the extension for the page in your browser and the dashboard for matters and batches of public pages.