Trademarking the name of your business, as well as the name of your products, logos, slogans, or even your domain names is probably one of the most important business decisions you will make. We’re here to walk with you through the somewhat complex trademarking process. It’s what we do best.

The owner of a trademarks can prevent their competitors and other third parties from using their registered marks without permission. You can own a trademark exclusively. A trademark is essential for all companies that profit from product name or business name recognition. Coca-Cola® is widely thought to be the most recognized and admired trademark around the globe.

Companies who fail to register their trademark, or companies currently conducting business using an unregistered trademark, run the risk of losing some or all of their rights to continue to use their mark. This normally occurs when a competitor or unrelated third party files a trademark that is the same or substantially similar to an existing mark. Few companies have the financial strength to overcome the full or partial loss of their right to use their own business name, product names, logos, slogans and/or Domain Names. The greatest expense of a trademark is the lack of it.

Who owns your Domain Name anyway? A trademark can help perfect ownership in a domain name. Registering a domain name is not enough – you must also trademark that domain name if you wish to secure continuing and exclusive ownership.

What is the Cost? One does not have to incur the expense of high hourly attorneys’ fees in order to file a trademark application or conduct a trademark search. We offer a variety of Trademark Search options starting at $100.00. A trademark search, while not required, is very important to determine whether your trademark is available for registration. Once the search has been completed and upon your request, we can prepare and file your trademark application – usually the very same day!

In short, the attorney fee plus the U.S. Trademark Office filing fee will equal $775.00 per application and per Class. The filing fees range from $275.00 to $350.00 per Class. The balance of the $775.00 is the attorney fee.

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