Low cost trademark application

Many people are drawn to online businesses and self-help books that offer low cost, cheap, or free trademark applications. Trademark applications prepared by our law firm, which include review and consultation with a trademark attorney, cost $400 (plus government filing fees.) If someone advertises a $100 trademark application, you should ask yourself how they can charge such a low amount and still make money.

In order to be profitable and make money, a cheap trademark application will not be reviewed in depth with an attorney. It may possibly be generated by automatic software based upon your input, and not verified for accuracy or potential problems. Your filing fee with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), currently $325 for an online application, is non-refundable. If there is a mistake in your low cost application, you cannot have your filing fee refunded.

While it is possible that low cost operations have trained trademark specialists processing your applications, your resulting trademark application will likely be lower quality overall when compared to an application prepared by an attorney- and based upon consultations which discuss the various aspects of your particular needs. You do not get this type of personal attention by filing out a cheap online form, or following instructions in a self-help book.

To prepare and file a basic federal trademark application, including a consultation with a trademark attorney, our firm charges $400 (plus USPTO filing fee of $325). For each additional class of goods or services, our firm charges $100 (plus USPTO filing fee of $325 per class).

Our fee additionally includes reporting your filing, docketing reminders for your application, and reporting any correspondence received from the USPTO regarding your trademark application. The consultation before filing your trademark application will include a discussion about claiming the broadest scope of goods and/or services that you wish your mark to cover. We can additionally discuss what type of filing basis to use, and what type of trademark application to file.

If you would like additional trademark information, please contact us by filling out the form on this page, calling 858-350-3124 (San Diego) or toll free at 800-361-1961.

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