Trademarks
Filing an application to get your trademark registered is the first step to formally protect your brand.
Let our dedicated professionals guide you through the complicated process.
Trademark Basics
What is a Trademark?
What are the benefits of registering MY Trademark with the USPTO?
What are the benefits of registering MY Trademark with the USPTO?
A trademark can be any word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination of these things that identifies YOUR goods and services. It’s how customers distinguish your goods and services from those of your competitors in the marketplace.
A trademark:
- Identifies the source of your goods or services;
- Provides legal protection for your brand; and
- Helps you guard against counterfeiting and fraud.
What are the benefits of registering MY Trademark with the USPTO?
What are the benefits of registering MY Trademark with the USPTO?
What are the benefits of registering MY Trademark with the USPTO?
- Your Trademark gets listed on USPTO website with other registered and pending trademarks to put everyone on notice and protect your brand.
- You get a legal presumption that you own the trademark and have the right to use it so you have an advantage in court if there is ever a legal challenge.
- You can use your registration as a basis for filing for trademark protection in foreign countries.
- You have the right to bring a lawsuit concerning the trademark in federal court.
- You have the right to use the federal trademark registration symbol, ®, with your trademark.
How much does it cost register my trademark?
What are the benefits of registering MY Trademark with the USPTO?
How much does it cost register my trademark?
Depending on where you are in the trademark registration process and what you need from us, the pricing for our legal services will vary.
For example, have you already submitted an application, but you need assistance in responding to an Office Action? Or are you submitting an initial application for the first time?
Check out our trademark pricing page for additional information our Trademark Pricing.
OUR Trademark Application Process
We will handle the search for conflicting marks
We will provide you with an opinion on the strength of your mark
We will collect the required information and specimens
We will file the application for you with the USPTO along with any necessary responses.
Once registered, we will send you your registration certificate
What if my trademark gets refused?
If a trademark application is initially refused, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will issue what is called an Office Action. An Office Action is not a denial of the application, but rather a formal notice identifying issues that must be addressed before the mark can proceed to registration. These issues may include technical corrections, requests for clarification, which are included in your trademark fee. More substantive concerns such as a potential likelihood of confusion with an existing mark will incur an additional charge for responses. Most Office Actions are routine, and many applications move forward successfully after a timely and well-crafted response.
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