Effective Date
May 11, 2026
Last Updated
May 11, 2026
Purpose
This document provides the canonical non-affiliation disclaimer for Neural-LLM and its product Power Claude. Use the variant below that matches the available space in the context where the disclaimer will appear. All variants must be reproduced exactly as written, without material alteration to the core non-affiliation language.
Shorter variants are designed for contexts where space is limited. They do not replace the full disclosure; the full disclosure must appear at least once in every product surface (e.g., onboarding flow, legal page, EULA, Terms of Service). Shorter variants supplement the full disclosure in recurring contexts such as page footers, extension listings, and badge lines.
Variant A — Ultra-Short (One-Liner, ~120 Characters)
For use in: page footers, VS Code Marketplace badge line, sidebar widgets, email footers.
Power Claude is an independent product by Neural-LLM — not affiliated with Anthropic, PBC.
Character count: 83. May be extended to the following 120-character version for contexts that allow it:
Power Claude by Neural-LLM — independent, unaffiliated with Anthropic PBC. "Claude" is a trademark of Anthropic.
Variant B — Short Paragraph (~50 Words)
For use in: VS Code Marketplace listing description, extension README.md top-of-file banner, product landing page "About" sections, email marketing footers.
Power Claude is an independent product developed by Neural-LLM It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic, PBC. "Claude" and "Claude Code" are trademarks of Anthropic, PBC, used here solely to identify the Anthropic products with which Power Claude interoperates. You must obtain your own Anthropic account separately.
Variant C — Full Disclosure (~150 Words)
For use in: Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, EULA, onboarding/first-run modal, About panel in the extension settings, legal pages on the Neural-LLM website.
"Power Claude" is an independent third-party product developed by Neural-LLM and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or otherwise connected to Anthropic, PBC. "Claude" and "Claude Code" are trademarks of Anthropic, PBC, used here under nominative fair use solely to identify the Anthropic products with which our software interoperates. Power Claude is a companion utility; you must obtain and pay for your own Anthropic Claude account separately and use it in accordance with Anthropic's terms of service and usage policies.
Neural-LLM makes no claim to any Anthropic intellectual property, branding, or goodwill. The use of the names "Claude" and "Claude Code" in the Power Claude product name and documentation is purely descriptive — identifying the Anthropic CLI product that Power Claude extends — and does not imply any commercial relationship, partnership, license grant, or approval by Anthropic, PBC.
Nominative Fair Use Basis
Neural-LLM's use of the marks "Claude" and "Claude Code" in product naming and documentation is grounded in the nominative fair use doctrine as articulated in New Kids on the Block v. News America Publishing, Inc., 971 F.2d 302 (9th Cir. 1992), and its progeny. Neural-LLM satisfies all three prongs:
- The product or service cannot readily be identified without using the trademark. Power Claude interoperates with Anthropic's "Claude Code" CLI. There is no practical alternative name that accurately identifies what the software does.
- Neural-LLM uses only so much of the mark as is reasonably necessary to identify the product. Neural-LLM does not use Anthropic's logos, trade dress, or stylized branding. Only the plain-text mark "Claude" / "Claude Code" appears in descriptive contexts.
- Neural-LLM does nothing that would suggest sponsorship or endorsement by Anthropic. The non-affiliation disclaimer appears prominently in all product surfaces, explicitly stating that Anthropic is not affiliated with, does not endorse, and does not sponsor Neural-LLM or Power Claude.
This analysis is informational. Neural-LLM should seek qualified trademark counsel to confirm its fair use position before commercial launch and periodically thereafter.
Trademark Acknowledgment
The following marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Their use in Neural-LLM materials is descriptive and does not imply affiliation:
| Mark | Owner | |---|---| | Claude™ | Anthropic, PBC | | Claude Code™ | Anthropic, PBC | | Visual Studio Code™ | Microsoft Corporation | | VS Code™ | Microsoft Corporation |
The following marks are owned by Neural-LLM:
| Mark | Owner | |---|---| | Neural-LLM™ | Neural-LLM | | Power Claude™ | Neural-LLM |
Usage Instructions for Internal Teams
- Always use Variant C on first-run onboarding screens, legal pages, and inside the extension's About panel.
- Always use at least Variant B on the VS Code Marketplace listing, the extension README.md, and the product landing page.
- Variant A is acceptable only where space constraints make Variant B impractical (footers, badge lines).
- Never omit the disclaimer entirely from any page or screen where the name "Claude" or "Claude Code" appears prominently.
- When updating marketing copy, the non-affiliation disclaimer must be reviewed at the same time. Do not update one without updating the other.
Contact
Legal questions regarding this disclaimer should be directed to:
Neural-LLM State of Utah, USA
Cross-referenced in: Terms of Service § "Anthropic Non-Affiliation", EULA § "Anthropic Non-Affiliation Reaffirmation", Trademark Policy, Extension Disclaimer Snippets