Intellectual Property & Trademark Policy
Last updated: 2026-04-11
SkillBoss is an independent multi-provider gateway. We route API calls from AI agents to the right underlying model provider, and we let agents pay through a single wallet. SkillBoss is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, xAI, DeepSeek, Mistral, Alibaba, Cohere, Stability AI, Microsoft, AI21, or any other model vendor we integrate with.
This policy explains how SkillBoss uses third-party names, logos, and product references in our user interface, documentation, and APIs. It is written to be clear for both developers and legal teams.
1. Nominative fair use
SkillBoss uses the names of third-party products (for example “Claude”, “GPT”, “Gemini”, “DeepSeek”, “Sora”, “Veo”) solely for the purpose of identifying the specific third-party product that a customer is calling through our gateway. This falls under the doctrine of nominative fair use: we use the exact name because no other name accurately describes the product being referenced, we use only as much of the mark as is reasonably necessary, and we do not suggest sponsorship or endorsement.
All product names, logos, and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. SkillBoss acquires no rights in them.
2. Upcoming and speculative models
SkillBoss maintains landing pages for AI models that have been publicly announced, rumored in industry press, or inferred from public roadmaps. Examples include pages for speculative releases such as “Claude Opus 5”, “GPT-6”, and “Gemini 3 Ultra”. These pages are strictly informational:
- They clearly disclose that the content is based on public signals, not commitments from the vendor.
- They do not make any performance, availability, or pricing claims on behalf of the vendor.
- They do not use logos or trade dress.
- They direct users who want the actual model to consult the vendor’s own website and to call the current best equivalent available through SkillBoss in the meantime.
When a speculative model is officially released, we update the page with accurate launch details and immediately route any existing aliases to the real model endpoint.
3. Logos and visual marks
We generally do not display third-party logos. Where we do show a vendor icon — for example in a model selector — we either use the vendor’s own published brand assets under the vendor’s published brand guidelines, or we use a generic icon that does not use the mark. If any vendor wishes us to remove a logo or change a presentation, please see section 6.
4. SkillBoss’s own marks
“SkillBoss”, the SkillBoss logo, the “Powered by SkillBoss” badge, and “Agent Shopping Protocol” are marks of SkillBoss. You may use the “Powered by SkillBoss” badge in your own project to indicate that your product uses SkillBoss, under the terms described at /badge. You may not use the SkillBoss name or logo in a way that implies endorsement of a product we have not endorsed.
5. Agent Shopping Protocol (ASP) v0.1
The Agent Shopping Protocol spec is published under the MIT license. Anyone is free to read, fork, adapt, or implement a competing shop. SkillBoss is the reference implementation. We do not and will not claim ownership of the protocol. See /docs/agent-shopping-protocol.
6. Takedown and correction requests
If you are a rights holder and believe SkillBoss is using your mark incorrectly, misleadingly, or in a way that exceeds nominative fair use, please email legal@skillboss.co with:
- The mark at issue and the registration(s) you rely on
- The exact URL(s) on SkillBoss where the mark appears
- A description of the concern
- Your preferred remedy
- A good-faith statement and your contact details
We respond to trademark concerns within 5 business days. If the request is reasonable, we will update or remove the material immediately.
7. Copyright (DMCA) policy
For copyright concerns, please email legal@skillboss.co with the standard DMCA 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) elements: identify the copyrighted work, identify the infringing material and its URL, provide your contact information, include a good-faith statement, and sign the notice (electronic signature accepted).
8. Questions
General IP questions: legal@skillboss.co.
SkillBoss product support: support@skillboss.co.
This policy is informational and is not legal advice. Nothing on this page creates an attorney-client relationship. SkillBoss reserves the right to update this policy at any time.