
Brand in the logo: why trademark clearance has become a design task in 2026
EUIPO’s 2026 AI guidance is not a trademark rulebook, but it points to where brand work is heading: human review, careful prompting, and tight control over outputs. For companies building logos and word marks in Ukraine and the EU, the practical lesson is straightforward. A logo can be fast to generate and easy to like, but it still has to pass distinctiveness, prior-rights, and use-in-commerce checks before it becomes an asset. The faster AI speeds up branding, the more valuable trademark screening becomes.
25.06.2026










