You can focus on the rest of your business if you have trademark registration in the “someone else has my back and is doing the work for me” column.
We create a trademark/brand protection strategy that works for you.
We draft the application to give you the maximum trademark protection available.
We do a thorough search to make sure we don’t file an application that is a waste of your time and money.
We look out for possible infringement by others once your application is filed.
We advise you on how to maintain your trademark rights.
One of the most important parts of filing a trademark application, because it lets you know if there will likely be any problems with getting the application registered so you can take action to make changes to improve the application’s chances of registration.
Trademarks are taking roughly 10 months to be examined once filed, so if you file without a thorough search and analysis, it could be nearly a year before you know whether you have a serious branding issue.
This is where we differ most from many firms. We believe pending-application and post-registration trademark use support is essential to maintaining the rights granted by registration.
Our service doesn’t go dormant between application and registration or end with registration.
We work with you to ensure you keep your rights through proper use of your mark, proper maintenance, and proper enforcement.
Additional support during pendency of your application and after registration is offered separately so we can tailor a plan to your unique needs. Please see below for our subscription support services.
We work using flat rates. You will know up front what the total cost will be for the services most appropriate for you, barring unforeseen circumstances.
Common fees are listed below. Additional attorney and USPTO filing fees may apply to these listed fees. The fees listed here are starting points. Fees ultimately depend on the complexity of the work required.
A “class” of goods/services is a grouping of similar goods/services by the USPTO. Goods/services fall into one of 45 classes. If you offer a variety of goods/services, you may need to file in more than one class.
Typical cost for one mark in one class of goods/services: $3,600
Includes:
Please see our downloadable fee schedule for a detailed breakdown of costs and what’s included.
While we strongly encourage the comprehensive search, we do not require it. If you choose not to have the search done, the cost decreased by $2000
This trademark fee schedule also includes information about fees for multiple marks, multiple classes, and more.
Registration is just the beginning of brand protection through trademarks. You must take action to maintain and enforce the rights registration provides. This is incredibly important, so we include some post-registration support in our 5-Step services.
Build your tailored monthly, quarterly, or annual subscription including:
We can file your federal and/or state (IL and GA) applications.
We also help with responses to refusals (Office Action) and appeals of final rejections,
We perform searches and analyze the results to spot issues that may prevent or cause other problems for registration and advise you about your options to address them.
We review how you use your mark after registration to ensure your use helps retain your full rights and makes renewal easy (you have to show proper use at renewal).
Yearly, quarterly, monthly, and weekly service is available.
We perform and analyze monthly searches of new federal registration filings to see whether anyone is attempting to register a mark that is possibly infringing on yours.
To see whether there may be other infringing use of marks, searches of social media, domains, and internet use are also available.
We assist with filing maintenance and renewal paperwork for both federal and state (IL and GA) registrations.
This includes assistance with gathering specimens to show ongoing proper use of the mark.
We draft and review licensing agreements to permit others to use your marks in exchange for a fee or to allow you to use others’ marks in exchange for a fee.
We also draft and file assignments and transfers of rights to others, for single marks, a portfolio of marks, or as part of the purchase or sale of a business
We can send and help you respond to cease-and-desist letters.
We can also assist you with cancellations, oppositions, etc.
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