Register your design before anyone copies it.
Upload a photo of your work the day you finish it. You get a dated certificate with a number that anyone can check.
An independent service, not a government registry.
SAMPLE- 1DescribeYour name, the design and the date
- 2Upload your fileWe record its fingerprint and the time
- 3Get your certificateBy email, with a link anyone can check
When a copycat appears, the first question is: who was first?
Handmade sellers lose designs every week. Photos are downloaded, patterns are reproduced and sold cheaper, and the marketplace asks you to show that your work came first. Most makers have nothing with a date on it.
Register the day you finish. Keep the certificate ready, any time you need it.
Your certificate gives you a number, a date and a fingerprint of your exact file. It takes two minutes.
Your hard work should not be able to disappear overnight.
You spend days or weeks on one design: the pattern, the colors, the way you knot, carve or sew it. Then someone copies your photo, makes it cheaper and sells it as theirs.
A certificate gives you the record you need: the exact file, the exact date and time, and a number that anyone can check. You get it in two minutes, and you keep it for as long as you sell the design.
Register a designHow it helps your business
Protect your work
Register each design the day you finish it, before you post it anywhere. Your certificate shows the date your file reached us.
Show you were first
The fingerprint matches your exact file. When someone doubts you, anyone can open the verify page and see the date for themselves.
Sell or license with confidence
When you sell a design, license it, or show it to a buyer, partner or workshop, you can prove when it existed and who registered it.
How to use it on Etsy, eBay and Amazon
When you find your design in someone else's shop, the marketplace may ask you to prove that the design is yours and when it was made. Here is how your certificate fits in.
- 1Save the evidenceCopy the link to the copied listing and take screenshots with the date.
- 2Open the report formUse the marketplace's own intellectual property report form from its help center.
- 3Give your proofAdd your certificate number and the verify link, with your photos, sketches and first listing date.
- 4Keep the PDF readyIf they ask for more, send the certificate. It shows where and when you registered.
A dated certificate with a link anyone can verify is clear, simple evidence to include with your report. Our copycat guide explains the steps in more detail.
Made for makers who sell their own designs
Rugs and carpets, blankets, woodwork, leather, ceramics, jewelry, textiles and every other handmade product. If your shop is built on designs you created, your designs are your business. Start with your newest design, or register your best sellers first.
How it works
- 1Enter your detailsName, design title, description and the date you made it.
- 2Upload your imageWe record a fingerprint of the exact file.
- 3Pay securelyOne certificate, or a pack.
- 4Get your PDFIt arrives by email, and you can download it any time.
What your certificate does, and what it does not
We want you to use it with the right expectations.
| It shows | A file with this exact fingerprint was received on this date and time. |
|---|---|
| It does not | Prove that you are the author, or replace a legal copyright registration. |
| It works best with | Your sketches, work-in-progress photos and your first listing date. Register several images per design. |
| Anyone can check it | The verify page confirms the number, the date and the file fingerprint. |
Start with your newest design
Registering a full collection? A pack or the unlimited year covers many designs.
Register a design Read the copycat guide