The current government filing fee is $350 per class of goods/services. If you have multiple classes of goods and/or services within your application, the fees can start to add up, as each separate class requires an additional filing fee.

To receive a flat fee quote including legal fees, please contact me to schedule a consultation.

A trademark is a word, name, symbol, design, sound, or combination of all of those that identifies the source of the goods and/or services. 

Restaurant owners can file trademarks for their restaurant names, logos, slogans and unique menu item names. 

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The fact that a trademark application has been filed does not guarantee that it will register. Once submitted, the application is assigned to an Examining Attorney for review. The Examining Attorney will search the USPTO database of identical or similar marks in the same and similar classes to determine whether or not to allow your application. If all goes well during the Examining Attorney’s review, your application will continue on to a publication period, where anybody can oppose it if they feel they would be damaged by your registration. If there is no opposition, then it will continue on to allowance. An opposition can significantly delay you to the point where you might even consider abandoning the application. As you can see, there are a number of factors that come into play when applying for a trademark registration and having an attorney on your side to help you navigate the process can come in handy.

The trademark application process can take anywhere from 10-12 months to multiple years, depending on if anything comes up during the review of your application. 

Roughly 6 or 7 months after the application has been submitted, it gets assigned to an Examining Attorney at the USPTO. The Examining Attorney will review the application and search for previously filed applications and registrations that may be similar to yours. If there is an issue with the application, the Examining Attorney will issue an Office Action rejecting it, but you will have the opportunity to respond to it.

If there are no issues, or persuasive arguments were submitted changing the Examining Attorney’s mind, the trademark application would be approved for the next step, which is publication. This is a 30 day window where 3rd parties have the opportunity to challenge the mark if they feel they would be damaged by its registration. 

Once the application clears the publication period with no oppositions, a trademark registration will issue a couple of months later.