Trademark Application

Package

The Scope

1. CONFLICT SEARCH

First, we’ll vet your trademark for any potential conflicts that could cause issues with your use of the name or trademark application. We’ll chat through risks, strategies, and next steps to secure your trademark.

2. APPLICATION

Assuming your trademark looks viable, we’ll coordinate all of the details we need to prepare and file your trademark application with the U.S. trademark office (USPTO).

3. PROCESSING

We’ll keep you updated throughout processing, and will handle all normal correspondence with the USPTO. Assuming you are successful, we’ll send you your registration certificate upon completion, along with guidance about your new rights.

The Investment

SINGLE SCOPE

  • Conflict search and report, plus a complimentary follow-up search if needed

  • Risk analysis and strategy

  • Preparation and filing of one trademark in one class of offerings

  • Processing updates

  • USPTO correspondence

  • Trademark registration guide

$747

or 3 payments of $249

FULL SCOPE

  • Single scope, plus:

  • Up to two additional trademark applications for your logo, slogan, or other related marks

  • Up to two additional classes of offerings per trademark.

$1347

or 3 payments of $449

  • Government fees are additional and are $250 per application per class, quoted in advance.

  • Note, if we just do the conflict search and don’t proceed with the full application, our fee is $250 for the search unless otherwise quoted.

How long does it take?

Our search and application process typically just takes a week or two, assuming your prompt communication. Once we file, you’ll immediately have a receipt confirming your claim to the trademark, and then we can expect to hear back from the USPTO about ten months later. Assuming all goes smoothly, trademark registration typically takes a bit over a year to finalize. Details are here.

Optional Add-Ons

(always quoted in advance)

  • Multiple Conflict Searches - The package covers an initial search, plus a follow-up search if needed. If you need searching beyond that, we’ll quote additional time as needed at $425 /hr.

  • Filing on an intent-to-use basis - If you file on an intent-to-use basis, then assuming your application is approved, you will later be invited to finalize your registration by proving public use of the name, which costs +$100 in government fees as that time.

  • Extensions to Show Use - If you file on an intent-to-use basis you will need to prove use of the trademark within about a year after filing. If you need more time, then you can file 6 month extensions as needed for up to 3 years. The fee for that is $75 in legal, plus $125 in government fees per extension.

  • Substantive Office Action Response - If you encounter a substantive rejection due to a conflict with another trademark or a descriptiveness issue and if you want us to prepare substantive arguments in response, the fee is typically $575 in legal, unless otherwise quoted.

  • International Madrid Application - If you would like to expand your registration into other countries through the Madrid Protocol, we can add those $775 in legal per jurisdiction including the search and application, plus government and vendor fees. Government and vendor fees are typically around $1000 per jurisdiction.

  • Trademark Renewal - Your trademark will be up for its first renewal 5 years after registration. If you would like to renew, our current fee for the renewal is $425 in legal, plus $450 in government fees

  • Bundling - For large scopes with lots of classes and/or applications I can provide a custom packaged quote.