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ROKITA LAW P.C. TRADEMARK FILING FEES & SERVICES
Trademark Filing Fees
Trademark Service Pricing
Congratulations on your decision to hire a trademark service attorney for your trademark needs! Our fees are below and broken down into sections:
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Estimate your filing cost
Estimate the cost of filing for your trademark below. Actual cost/services to be determined by our office once we discuss your needs.
Questions? Schedule a call with the attorney. The fee paid towards your call with the attorney will be applied if you retain us for a presently used in commerce or an intent to use trademark package within 14 days from the call.
Compare the three filing packages
Every package includes electronic filing and delivery of your registration copy. Additional classes and special circumstances are additional charges, as shown below.
Entry Filing Only
$1,200+ USPTO TEAS PLUS, $350 per class
- ✓Basic application filing, no search performed
- ✓One 15-minute consultation before filing
- ✓We file the trademark. After the application is initiated with the USPTO, you monitor the application until registration
Presently Used in Commerce+
$3,000includes USPTO TEAS PLUS fee for one class
- ✓Two 15-minute consultations—one before we file, and one call to discuss the search results
- ✓Basic exact search of your mark
- ✓USPTO filing for one class
- ✓Responses to non-substantive office actions
- ✓Electronic delivery of the application and registration certificate
Intent to Use+
$3,500includes TEAS PLUS and Statement of Use fee for one class
- ✓Two 15-minute consultations—one before we file, and one call to discuss the search results
- ✓Basic exact search of your mark
- ✓USPTO filing for one class
- ✓Statement of Use filing included
- ✓Responses to non-substantive office actions
Additional classes: $350 each under Presently Used, $500 each under Intent to Use. Special mark circumstances add $300/application. For a list of exclusions from the trademark packages, see section “+Exclusions for trademark packages:”
Total cost by package and number of classes
Each total includes the attorney fee and USPTO filing fee for that many classes. It does not include a search, a search upgrade, or special mark circumstances — add those from the tables below.
| Package | 1 class | 2 classes | 3 classes | Each additional class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry Filing Only | $1,550 | $1,900 | $2,250 | +$350 (USPTO fee) |
| Presently Used in Commerce | $3,000 | $3,350 | $3,700 | +$350 |
| Intent to Use | $3,500 | $4,000 | $4,500 | +$500 |
Add a trademark search
Presently Used in Commerce and Intent to Use already include a basic exact search, so upgrading to a deeper search only costs the difference shown below. Entry Filing Only includes no search, so the full listed price applies. Rush service is available on any search for double the fee shown.
| Search type | Entry Filing Only | Presently Used / Intent to Use |
|---|---|---|
| Basic exact search | $350 | Included |
| Preliminary search | $500 | +$150 |
| Comprehensive search | $1,200 | +$850 |
| Opinion on an outside search | $650 | +$300 |
Additional Fee — Special Mark Circumstances
An additional $300 fee applies to any of our trademark packages if your mark includes any of the following. Please disclose these details when completing your intake paperwork so your application can be prepared correctly.
- Non-English words — You must provide the English translation at the time you submit your paperwork.
- Non-Latin characters — You must provide an English translation, transliteration, or a statement that the term has no meaning in English.
- Color claimed in the mark — You must provide a written statement describing the colors and where they appear on the mark.
- Previously registered version of this mark — Provide the prior serial or registration number so we can claim ownership of the earlier registration.
- Name or likeness of a living person — You must identify the individual and provide their written consent — even if that person is you.
Estimates only. The actual fees and services to be determined after speaking with the firm.
Or mention this estimate on your first consultation.
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Trademark searches
A search checks whether your mark is likely to conflict with an existing registration before you spend money filing.
| Search type | Fee | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Exact / basic | $350 | This search option consists of a search on the USPTO for your exact mark. No variations will be searched. The timeline to complete a search is typically one week from the date the payment clears. No formal written legal opinion is provided. If you plan to use your mark before a USPTO examining attorney is assigned to your application (approximately 6 months), we suggest you conduct a comprehensive search. The search includes a 15 minute call to discuss the results. It does not include any back-and-forth email correspondence to discuss your results. |
| Preliminary | $500 | A preliminary trademark search is a search of the USPTO database for your mark and similar marks. Our trademark services attorney will spend up to 45 minutes conducting a search on your mark. The search determines whether any obvious conflicts exist, to help you decide whether to invest in a comprehensive trademark search, which is strongly suggested prior to investing significant time and resources into your mark. This is for one class only. The timeline to complete a search is typically one week. No formal written legal opinion is provided. If you plan to use your mark before a USPTO examining attorney is assigned to your application (approximately 6 months), we suggest you conduct a comprehensive search. The search includes a 15 minute call to discuss the results. It does not include any back-and-forth email correspondence to discuss your results. |
| Comprehensive | $1,200 | A comprehensive trademark search examines various databases and publications to confirm there are no conflicts with your mark. Our trademark services attorney will search different variations of your mark and provide a formal legal opinion analyzing the risks you may face if you pursue filing for a particular mark. This is for one class only. The timeline to complete a search is two weeks. |
| Opinion on an outside search | $650 | If you’d prefer to do your own search or already have results from a different service, our trademark attorney will review the results and provide an opinion for $650. This is for results for one class only. This does not include any outside search on your mark besides verification of the cited marks on the USPTO. The attorney spends up to 45 minutes reviewing what you provide, including a 15-minute phone call. |
Rush service is available on any search for double the listed rate.
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+Exclusions for trademark packages:
If client wishes to proceed with such ancillary services, all time spent will be billed at attorney and paralegal’s hourly rate, unless otherwise stated.
- Responses to Substantive Office Action(s);
- Work related to an appeal, notice of suspension, or objection subsequent to the filing of Client’s trademark service application;
- Representation and/or responses to third-party objections of any kind (whether before or after the date of filing of the trademark application). Attorney will forward the initial third-party objection to client. If client wishes to proceed with responding to the objection, all time spent will be billed at attorney and paralegal’s hourly rate.;
- Any work related to intellectual property litigation, cease & desist demands, and/or claims of infringement, including without limitation, requests for the attorney to participate in any deposition concerning any trademark application filed pursuant to this Agreement;
- The filing of any trademark application or other filing where required material (including, without limitation, an appropriate specimen or dates of use) is not received by Rokita Law;
- The filing of any trademark application or other filing where a credit card or other payment is declined, the funds are not actually received by Rokita Law, or Client initiates a chargeback for such funds;
- Monitoring of marks after registration;
- Amendment to application (adding of a class, changing ownership of a mark);
- Any work after termination or expiration of the agreed-upon terms;
- If a substantive office action is sent to the applicant, the TM filing package includes one 15 minute phone consultation to discuss the office action. Each additional phone consultation or correspondence related to the office action to be billed at $100/15 min.;
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Already filed? Common next steps
Costs that come up after your initial filing, priced individually. These prices do not include filing fees for additional classes (if applicable).
| Office Action Responses | Price |
|---|---|
| Likelihood-of-confusion refusal (1–2 conflicting marks) | $1,785 |
| Likelihood-of-confusion refusal (3–5 conflicting marks) | $2,250 |
| Merely descriptive refusal | $1,500 |
| Specimen refusal | $550 |
| Additional Services | Price |
| Extension to respond to an office action | $300 |
| Amending goods or services (when permitted) | $475 |
| Extension to file a Statement of Use (includes the filing fee for one class; add $125 for each additional class) | $650 |
| Adding a disclaimer to a trademark | $375 |
| Petition to revive (flat fee; no additional fee for additional classes) | $650 |
| Trademark Monitoring Service (post-registration; price per mark) | $250/month |
| Supplemental Register amendment | $350 |
| Adding a class to a filed mark (when permitted) | $525 |
| Ownership transfer: notice of assignment (includes USPTO fee) | $650 |
| Address update (when done separately from a routine filing or obligation) | $250 |
| Request to divide: entire class moved into a new application | $600 |
| Request to divide: part of a class moved into a new application (cost is for one class; $350 for each additional class) | $950 |
Substantive office action responses require two weeks’ notice to avoid rush pricing.
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Explanation of trademark terms
Use in commerce
For goods, your product must be sold and shipped within the U.S. in the ordinary course of trade, with the mark shown on the product itself or on packaging, tags, or labels (in some cases, an online point-of-sale page can qualify; advertising alone does not). For services, you must actually be providing the identified services within the U.S. while displaying the mark in connection with them — advertising and promotional material that features the mark alongside a description of the services is acceptable here.
Standard (word) mark
Protects the wording itself, regardless of the font, size, color, or stylization used to display it, so long as the spelling stays the same — this covers both uppercase and lowercase use. Every word-mark application includes a Standard Character Claim to that effect.
Stylized (design) mark
Protects a specific logo, graphic, or stylized wording as it actually appears. Because the registration covers that exact design, you generally need to keep using the same design to maintain it, and a significant redesign may call for a new application.
Non-substantive office action
A formality that doesn’t refuse registration outright and takes little legal analysis to resolve — for example, a proposed change to how goods or services are classified, a request to clarify what the mark means, a suggested edit to the description of a stylized mark, or a request to disclaim part of the mark. Included in every package above.
Substantive office action
A refusal on the merits that takes more time and expense to address — for example, likelihood of confusion with another mark, mere descriptiveness, a dispute over whether a disclaimer is required, or an offer to register on the Supplemental Register instead (which can call for its own additional filings). Billed separately — see the table above.
Statement of Use
Due within six months of your Notice of Allowance, once you’ve actually started using the mark in commerce. If you’re not ready yet, you can request an extension instead, each one requiring a sworn statement that you genuinely intend to use the mark. You can request up to five such extensions (six months each), but the Statement of Use itself is still due within three years total of the Notice of Allowance. This date is measured from that original allowance date, not from when an extension is filed.
Exact search vs. preliminary search
An exact search checks the USPTO database for your identical mark only, with no variations searched and no written explanation of the results. Since variations of the name are not checked with an exact search, a similar mark already on file could still lead to an office action. A preliminary search casts a wider net, with the attorney spending up to 45 minutes checking your mark and close variations for any obvious conflicts, to help you decide whether a comprehensive search is worth the investment; it also comes with no written opinion, and about a one-week turnaround.
Comprehensive trademark search
The most thorough option: the attorney searches company-name databases, state trademark registers, press releases, business publications, domain name registries, and other sources, checking variations of your mark, and delivers a formal written legal opinion analyzing the risks of using and registering it. Standard turnaround is two weeks; rush service (about 72 hours) is available for double the fee.
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Before you start
- No attorney–client relationship exists until you’ve signed a retainer and made payment.
- If a direct-hit search turns up a likely conflict, we refund your filing package fee minus a $500 fee per class for each search we conducted.
- Filing on your own mark while our firm remains attorney of record is grounds for us to withdraw.
- Substantive office action responses need two weeks’ notice — later requests are billed at rush rates.
This page is for general information only and isn’t legal advice. Every mark is different — actual costs depend on your specific goods, services, and search results, and are confirmed during a consultation.