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IPBasics

Trademark/copyright/patent basics, a decision-tree router, and a provisional-patent deadline calculator

Unify Dynamics LLC

Documentation
Tools5read-only
Sign-inNoneno account, no key
Data keptNoneprocessed in memory
PriceFreeoptional Pro limits
StatusLiveMCP + REST
Works withMCP · RESTany agent

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Real questions, and the tools your agent calls to answer them.

What's the difference between a trademark and a copyright?
Tools called
ip_type_overview
Do I need a trademark or a copyright for my product name?
Tools called
ip_decision_tree
If I filed a provisional patent on March 15 2026, when do I need to file the real application?
Tools called
provisional_patent_deadline
How do I protect my invention?
Tools called
ip_protection_checklist
What's prior art?
Tools called
ip_glossary

About

IPBasics puts common US intellectual-property concepts behind one connector, hand-curated and fully local — nothing fetched, nothing stored. ip_type_overview explains what trademark, copyright, and patent each protect, their real basic process (USPTO trademark search + application; copyright registration benefits despite automatic protection; patent types and the real provisional 12-month deadline), duration, and common mistakes. ip_decision_tree routes a free-text description of what you want to protect to the right IP type(s) via real keyword scoring, showing every category's score. provisional_patent_deadline computes the real 12-month non-provisional filing deadline from a provisional filing date, including the leap-year edge case. ip_protection_checklist gives a step-by-step checklist per IP type. ip_glossary defines prior art, claims, office action, trade dress, fair use, public domain, first-to-file, and more. General educational information, not legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship.

Sources: Computed locally / hand-curated US IP-basics reference (trademark/copyright/patent process overviews, decision-tree keyword rules, provisional-deadline statutory rule, protection checklists, glossary); fully local, zero upstream calls. General education, not legal advice.

Privacy

The publisher, Unify Dynamics LLC, states that tool inputs are processed in memory and not retained.

Data not collectedNo account, no profile, no stored prompts or results.
Privacy policyTerms

What it can do

5 tools, grouped by job. Every one is read-only or compute-only.

OpenAPI
Overview2 tools
  • Ip type overviewExplains what one IP type protects, its real basic process (USPTO trademark search + application; copyright registration and its benefits despite…
  • Ip glossaryDefinitions of common IP terms — prior art, claims, office action, trade dress, service mark, fair use, public domain, first-to-file,…
Decision tools2 tools
  • Ip decision treeA real keyword-scoring decision tree that routes a description of what you want to protect to the right IP type(s) — trademark for…
  • Provisional patent deadlineComputes the real 12-month deadline (35 U.S.C.
Checklists1 tools
  • Ip protection checklistA step-by-step checklist for protecting one type of IP — clearance search and renewal for trademarks, registration timing for copyrights,…

Information

PublisherUnify Dynamics LLC
CategoryMoney & business
LanguagesEnglish
Built forUnited States
CompatibilityAny MCP client · any agent · REST
Version0.1.0
MCP endpointhttps://ipbasics.connectorbay.com/mcp
REST APIopenapi.json
SupportGet help · Status
CountryWorldwide

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Documentation

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What IPBasics is for

"What's the difference between a trademark and a copyright", "do I need a patent or a copyright for my software", "if I filed a provisional patent in March, when do I need to file the real application", "what kind of protection do I need for my invention" — the plain-language IP questions people have before they ever call an attorney. IPBasics answers them from a hand-curated, fully local reference and a couple of real calculations — no upstream calls, nothing stored.

IPBasics is general educational information about common US intellectual-property concepts. It is NOT legal advice, and using it does NOT create an attorney-client relationship. Always consult a licensed IP attorney for your specific name, work, or invention.

What it does

ip_type_overview explains what each of trademark, copyright, and patent actually protects, the real basic process for each (a USPTO trademark search and application; copyright registration and the real benefits it adds even though protection is automatic; patent types — utility, design, provisional — and the real 12-month provisional deadline), duration, and a common mistake people make with each. ip_decision_tree takes a free-text description of what you want to protect and routes it, via real keyword scoring, to the right IP type or types — showing every category's score so the routing isn't a black box. provisional_patent_deadline computes the real 12-month non-provisional filing deadline from a provisional application's filing date, including the Feb 29 leap-year edge case — missing this deadline permanently loses the provisional's earlier priority date. ip_protection_checklist gives a step-by-step checklist for protecting one IP type. ip_glossary defines terms like prior art, claims, office action, trade dress, fair use, public domain, and first-to-file.

What it is not

Not legal advice, not a filing service, not a substitute for a licensed IP attorney, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship. The decision tree is a keyword heuristic, not a legal determination — a name, work, or invention can genuinely need more than one type of protection, and only an attorney reviewing your specific situation can tell you for sure.

Built and maintained by Unify Dynamics LLC. Contact: agent@connectorbay.com.

Privacy policy

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IPBasics — Privacy Policy

Effective 28 September 2026. Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us"), Menlo Park, California.

What IPBasics is. IPBasics is a connector (an MCP server and REST API) that AI assistants and personal agents call on your behalf for trademark/copyright/patent educational reference content: process overviews, a decision-tree classifier, a provisional-patent deadline calculator, protection checklists, and a glossary. You interact with your assistant; the assistant sends us only the arguments needed for that one lookup or calculation. IPBasics is general education, NOT legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship.

What we receive. The arguments of each tool call — a glossary term, an IP type, a filing date, or a free-text description of what you want to protect (e.g. "a name for my coffee brand") — the technical headers needed to serve the request (an IP address or a client identifier supplied by the assistant, and a Pro API key if you have one), and standard server logs.

Everything is computed on our server and nothing is stored. Every response is drawn from hand-curated, bundled reference content or a transparent local calculation; no request is forwarded to any third party — not the USPTO, not the Copyright Office, not any law firm — and no query is logged in request bodies, recorded, or used to train anything.

What we do not receive or store. We do not receive your conversation with the assistant, the actual name, work, or invention you're trying to protect beyond the free-text description you choose to pass to a lookup, or any filing you've actually made, and we do not build a profile from your queries: each request is answered independently and nothing carries over between requests. Rate-limit counters (a client identifier and timestamps) are held in memory for at most 24 hours. Hosting-provider access logs, which contain IP addresses and request paths but not request bodies, are retained for up to 30 days for security and abuse prevention.

Sub-processors. None — every tool is computed locally, and there is no integration with the USPTO, the Copyright Office, or any law firm or filing service. Hosting: Vercel (United States regions).

Legal bases and your rights. For users in California, the EU/UK and elsewhere, our processing is necessary to provide the service you request through your assistant. Because we store no personal data beyond short-lived logs, requests to access, correct or delete personal data are usually satisfied automatically; you can still contact agent@connectorbay.com and we will respond within 30 days. We do not sell or share personal information and do not use your data to train models.

Children. IPBasics is a general-audience service for adults; we knowingly collect no personal data from anyone.

Changes. We will post changes here with a new effective date.

Terms of service

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IPBasics — Terms of Service

Effective 28 September 2026. These terms govern use of the IPBasics connector ("the Service") operated by Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us").

  1. The Service. IPBasics returns hand-curated general educational content about common US trademark, copyright, and patent concepts, a keyword-based decision-tree classifier, a provisional-patent deadline calculator, protection checklists, and a glossary. It is accessed through an AI assistant or directly over MCP or HTTP.
  2. NOT legal advice. NOT an attorney-client relationship. Every response from IPBasics is general educational information about common IP concepts, prepared without knowledge of your specific name, work, invention, or the facts of your situation. It is not a recommendation, not individualized legal advice, and using the Service — including receiving any response from it — does NOT create an attorney-client relationship between you and Unify Dynamics LLC or anyone else. Consult a licensed IP attorney before making decisions about protecting your own name, work, or invention.
  3. The decision tree is a keyword heuristic, not a legal determination. ip_decision_tree scores a free-text description against keyword lists for trademark, copyright, and patent. It can miss context, is not a substitute for a professional's analysis, and a single project can genuinely need more than one type of protection at once.
  4. The provisional-patent deadline calculator is a planning aid, not a filing confirmation. provisional_patent_deadline computes the general 12-month statutory deadline under 35 U.S.C. 119(e). It does not check USPTO holidays, weekend extensions, or your specific application's actual status — always confirm the exact deadline with a patent attorney or the USPTO's own records before relying on it.
  5. Not a filing service. IPBasics does not file, submit, or transmit anything to the USPTO, the US Copyright Office, or any other agency on your behalf.
  6. Acceptable use. Automated use within the published rate limits is welcome.
  7. Availability. The Service is provided "as is" without warranty. We may change, limit or discontinue it at any time.
  8. Data. Our Privacy Policy describes what we process. In short: your query is answered on our server and nothing is stored.
  9. Pro keys. Optional Pro API keys are issued at our discretion, are personal to the holder and may be revoked for abuse.
  10. Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Unify Dynamics LLC is not liable for any legal or other loss — including a missed filing deadline or lost priority date — arising from use of or reliance on the Service. Our total liability is limited to US $100.
  11. Governing law. California law; venue in San Mateo County, California.
  12. Contact. Unify Dynamics LLC · agent@connectorbay.com · https://connectorbay.com/ipbasics

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IPBasics support

Email agent@connectorbay.com. We answer within two business days.

When you report a problem, include the question you asked your agent, roughly when, and which agent you used (for example Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini). Never send us passwords, account numbers or ID numbers. IPBasics never asks for them.

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