Steps in the trademark process and costs

To protect your trademark, take the following three steps.

Step 1: Trademark Search

The first step in the trademark process is a trademark search.  This is where we conduct a search of the database at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  The purpose is to find other marks that are currently in use and that may be confusingly similar to your proposed mark.  If something is found, then you would be infringing on their mark.  The cost for this step is $850 per mark.

The novelty search takes about 1 to 2 weeks to complete.

Step 2: Trademark Application

The second step is the preparation and filing of a trademark application provided that the trademark search indicates that you should be able to get a trademark registration.

The cost for the second step is $900 for one standard character mark in a single class.  If you have a logo and other aspects that you want to get a trademark on, then we will discuss the pros and cons of protecting those other aspects once we are retained as your attorney.  For most, they only need one trademark application.

It will take about 1 week to prepare and file the trademark application.

Once the trademark application is filed, then you're application is pending and you are safe to disclose your mark to the public.

Step 3: Examination

The third step is examination.  In about 6 to 9 months, the trademark office will work through its backlog and examine your trademark application.  As long as there is no refusal of the trademark application, you will spend about $600 more to get your trademark registered.  At the end, there is no guarantee that you will get your mark registered.

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