TRADEMARK RISK
· MEDIUM RISK“Silhouette” is trademarked — what Etsy sellers need to know
Like Cricut, 'for Silhouette' language in listings draws scrutiny.
- Holder
- Silhouette America, Inc.
- Reg. number
- US 4245108
- Registered
- Aug 9, 2011
- Status
- Active
- Last verified
- May 2026
What Etsy sellers get flagged for
Silhouette America has filed complaints against Etsy sellers marketing digital designs as branded for Silhouette machines. Sellers of SVG files and cut files should use machine-agnostic language.
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