The easiest way to file a complaint is to use our trademark webform.
YouTube is not in a position to mediate trademark disputes between creators and trademark owners. YouTube is willing to perform a limited investigation of reasonable complaints and will remove content in clear cases of infringement. Abuse of our legal process may result in termination of your YouTube channel.
Trademark infringement notifications must include the following elements. Without this info, we can't review your request:
Section 1: Complainant's Info
- Your Full Legal Name
- Company Name
- Trademark Owner
- Your relationship to trademark owner (what is your authority to make this complaint?)
- Your Contact Info
If there are questions about your complaint, your contact info will be used by us or the uploader(s) of any video(s) you remove. This includes info like an email address, physical address, or telephone number.
Section 2: Trademark Details
- Jurisdiction of trademark registration
- Registration number (If you're claiming use rights, be sure to cite the grounds for your use-based rights, like a company website)
Section 3: Content Details
- Each URL in question (video, channel, or both)
- Describe how you believe the trademark is being infringed
Section 4: Legal Affirmations
You must agree to and include the following statements:
- "I have a good faith belief that the use of the trademarks described above with the content described above are not authorized by the trademark owner or its agent, nor is such use otherwise permissible under law."
- "I represent that the information in this notification is true and correct and that I am authorized to act on behalf of the trademark owner."
- "I consent to my complaint being forwarded to the user that posted the allegedly infringing content."
Your signature
Complete complaints require the physical or electronic signature of the trademark owner or a representative authorized to act on their behalf. To satisfy this requirement, you may enter your full legal name to act as your signature at the bottom of your complaint.
You may get in touch with us via email, postal mail, or fax, being sure to include the requirements above.