Why Should I Register My Trademark?

Trademarks are a valuable business intellectual property asset and can help build brands and business. Marks help create an impression on consumers and work as source identifiers for products and services. Therefore, ensuring trademarks are protected, maintained, and enforced is important for businesses seeking to stand out apart from the competition. Although trademark registration is not necessary to obtain common law rights, registration is necessary to assert those rights in court and to help ensure there is public notice of those rights.

Our trademark attorneys offer trademark registration services on a flat rate basis to help clients with budgeting and help avoid surprise expenses.

The Importance of a Well-Drafted Trademark Application

Trademark registration may not seem difficult. However, there are several things that must be properly drafted from the application filing, that can’t be changed later and could potentially cause issues with obtaining registration or a registration that sufficiently covers the owner’s rights.

Experienced trademark counsel can provide insight prior to filing an application to help avoid additional expenses for potential objections to registration during the prosecution process.

Don’t Fall For DIY, Free, or Generic Online Trademark Cheap Services

Many business owners need legal help to obtain a trademark registration, but are afraid of paying unknown, possibly large and unpredictable legal fees. However, our flat fee legal services provide for proper budgeting and avoid potential sticker shock of hourly based legal fees.

Some companies try to minimize costs by doing it themselves or by using online services like Trademarkia or LegalZoom rather than working with professional legal counsel with experience handling the ins-and-outs of trademark law.  While such generic options can work out in certain limited circumstances, the danger with online services or “do it yourself” options instead of using an attorney to assist with your trademark registration is that the trademark registration process is not forgiving of errors and omissions – some of which can be fatal to your application for registration. 

To help clients avoid unexpected professional legal fees, out attorneys offer the options of trademark registration services on a flat rate basis.

 

Trademark Application Flat Rate Pricing Options

If you are interested in our Flat Rate Trademark Application use the form below to tell us how we can help.

Alternatively you can give us a call at
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We offer a full array of trademark legal services on either a flat rate or an hourly basis according to the type of work and complexity. See Engaging with Us for how we interact with clients.

Benefits of Our Flat Fee Trademark Application Pricing Program

With our flat rate services, you get the best of both worlds:

  • Professional Service

  • Price Predictability

You will get trustworthy advice and assistance from experienced legal professionals to walk you through the entire process of applying for and registering your trademark with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) at an affordable, transparent, and predictable cost.

Trademark Application Pricing Options

Word Mark
$1,500

This option includes an introductory call regarding the application, collection of required information for the application, and one draft of the application for client approval and comment before filing. This option excludes preparing trademark assignments or filing responses to trademark examiner objections.

Design Mark
$1,750

This option includes all of the Word Mark services, but also includes design/logo formatting.

The Not So “Fine Print”

Limitations, Conditions, and Caveats

The filing of a trademark application for registration application is not the end – it is the beginning of the federal registration process.  This process can take several months to years, and can sometimes require additional legal work. The flat fee would NOT include any work substantive responses to examiner objections, if any, after filing – which would be billed hourly at our standard rates after confirmation to proceed by the client. Additional work which may be needed is impossible to accurately estimate prior to filing.  If additional work were to become necessary, the client is consulted before any work is initiated. In some instances, a flat fee is not appropriate.  In those situations, we would tell you in advance what costs to anticipate.

Payment

All flat fees must be paid in advance.  Invoices or requests for retainers for future work needed will be sent in accordance with our standard billing process. As a courtesy, we accept most major cards and can accept online checks.

Additional Hourly Trademark Related Services

We offer full service trademark legal services and advise clients regarding the following related issues:

You can find additional information in our Trademark Services page.