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Standard Trademark Registrations
1. Registration application preparation and filing
Steps
- identify the trademark
- search/check availability/protectibility (if
no search/opinion prepurchased)
- examine to-date use
- identify products or services on which
trademark is/will be used
- identify dates of first use (except ITUs)
- identify International Classes of products
and/or services
- identify trademark owner
- collect use specimens (except ITUs)
- prepare scans of specimens for e-filing
(except ITUs)
- prepare and e-file registration application
- advise client of filing particulars
Costs
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attorney fees after formal search and opinion - $700
- or attorney fees if no
pre-purchased formal search and opinion
- $1,000
- plus USPTO filing
fees -
$325 each International Class, $325 minimum.
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2. Examination of
application by USPTO trademark examiner
Examiner might raise minor to
serious technical objections or refusals to register. Steps to be taken
and costs depend on the type of 'Office Action' issued by the examiner.
Steps and costs
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a standard
telephone or email response to examiner's action - $120
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a standard
written response to examiner's action - $480
- a
written response to
examiner's action with brief and/or evidentiary submission - $1,440
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3. Publication for
Opposition
All registration applications
are published to provide an opportunity of third-parties to oppose the
registration.
Only a minor percent of
applications are opposed. In routine registration processes, this step is
merely noted as the attorney tracks the application through the formal handling
stages by the USPTO.
An opposition, if filed,
takes the application outside of the routine registration process.
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4. Issuance of
Registration or (ITU) Notice of Allowance
Steps and costs
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tracking of the application,
client notifications - $240
- in addition, if
application filed as an ITU, process goes on to # 5 below
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5. (ITU applications
only) filing a Statement of use
Steps and costs
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preparation and filing of
Statement of Use - $450 plus $100 USPTO fee each International Class ($550
minimum)
- time extensions,
if Statement of Use not filed within six month period, for each six month
period after Notice of Allowance (up to 36 months maximum) - $350 attorney fees
each, plus
$150 USPTO fee each International Class ($500 minimum)
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6.
Post-Registration Renewals
Steps
Costs
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for renewal and six-year §§ 8 & 15 filing - $480
- plus USPTO fees for
renewal of $500 each International Class, $500 minimum
- (USPTO fees for the
six-year §§ 8 & 15 filing are $300 each International Class, $300 minimum
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search,
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questions, inquiries
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(all contact modes)
or call 312.419.8055
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