Trademarks
Our seasoned experts can guide you through the intricate registration process.
The Benefits of a Federal Registration
A trademark is more than a brand. It distinguishes your company from your competitors. It is an effective marketing tool. Most importantly, it identifies you as a source customers trust, thereby protecting your reputation and consumer base. We believe your trademarks are foundational to your business.
Exclusive Nationwide Priority Copy: In the age of the Internet, this would ensure the greatest degree of protection for your mark in the United States, as it grants legal presumption of your exclusive right to the mark in connection with your class of goods and services across the nation.
Expand into the International Market: In case you expand your business internationally, a registered mark can be used as a basis for foreign registrations.
Protect Against Infringement: Once registered, you can file for trademark infringement should a competitor infringe on your mark – you may obtain their profits and possibly remedies for damages and attorney fees, as well.
Grant ® Symbol: Indicates federal registration and notifies the public you have exclusive ownership over the mark. Discourages others from using confusingly similar marks and effectively prevents others from registering them.
Money: Running a business is no easy task. You dedicate a substantial amount of time, energy, and financial investment. By registering, you prevent losing money.
Work with a trademark attorney from determining the legal strength of your mark to responding to office actions and filing declaration five to ten years down the line. Our experts are ready to help you ensure your mark‘s protection.
Trademark Application Pricing:
$795 service fee includes the following:
- Drafting and filing application (1 class)
‐ Amending goods received
‐ Responding to simple Office Action
‐ Limited Trademark Search
‐ Processing Notice of Publication
‐ Docketing Registration and application renewals
‐ Processing and reporting Notice of Allowance+ $350 USPTO official fee per class.
Frequently Asked Questions
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A trademark identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods or services of one party from those of others. A trademark may be a word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination thereof. Some examples include brand names, slogans, and logos.
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Trademarks, copyrights, and patents protect different types of intellectual property. A trademark typically protects brand names and logos used on goods or services. A copyright protects an original artistic or literary work. A patent protects an invention.
Unlike patents and copyrights, trademarks do not expire after a set term of years. A trademark can last forever so long as you continue to use the mark in commerce to indicate the source of goods and services. Trademark registration can also last forever so long as you file specific documents and pay fees at regular intervals.
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If not yet registered, you may use “TM” (trademark) or “SM” (service mark) regardless of whether you have filed an application with the USPTO. Those symbols put the public on notice that you claim rights in the mark, although common law does not give you all the rights and benefits of federal registration.
You may only use the federal registration symbol “®” after the USPTO registers a mark, not while an application is pending. “®” may only be used on or in connection with the goods and services listed in the federal trademark registration and while the registration is still alive. It puts the public on notice that your mark is registered and that you have nationwide rights in it. There are no specific requirements on where the symbol should be placed relative to the mark, but most businesses use the symbol in the upper right corner of the mark.