IPfever

U.S. Patent & Trademark

Register trademark with confidence

Rates based on filing for an international class.1

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Trademark Registration

$800
(excluding gov. fees)

Available for trademarks already in use2

If your mark is not registered, you get your money back.3

Free pre-screen4 before making a payment

What to expect
Day 1Fill out the request form.
Day 2-4Receive a payment link via email. Make payment online.
DAY 5-7Pay government fees and receive your US Serial No.
WEEK 2-40USPTO examination
(Office Action, Publication, Opposition, Appeal)
WEEK 52Certificate of Registration
Illustration purpose only. Actual timeline varies.
Estimated Total: $1,050 (including gov. fees)

$800 (100% refund if not registered)
+ $250 (USPTO application fee, non-refundable)

*No partial refund is available for this service.

Fill out a service request form.

No Commitment
Trademark Registration

$750
(excluding gov. fees)

3 potential names reviewed in 2-Week Period5

Partial refund when you want it.

20-min phone consultation included

What to expect
TimelineEventRefund Amount6
Week 1Schedule a meeting$650
Week 2Phone consultation
Week 33 potential names reviewed$400
Week 4Application filed
⋮Approved$200
Week 52Registration
Illustration purpose only. Actual refund availability changes by the progress of your case.
Estimated Total: $1,100

$750 (partial refund available)
+ $250 (USPTO application fee, non-refundable)
+ $100 (USPTO SOU fees due after approved, non-refundable)

Book a phone meeting via Google.

FAQs

How IPfever is different from other trademark registration services?

There are legal service (1) platforms and (2) agencies, advertising trademark registration online.

(1) Platforms offer cost savings for clients based on their pre-negotiated pricing for attorney’s fees. You’re eventually working with freelancing lawyers or entry-level lawyers at a law firm, and you are not really hiring lawyers because the platform is outsourcing tasks piecemeal.

(2) Agencies can be supervised by an attorney or outright illegal practices. When you don’t see an attorney’s name associated with a legal service, you should suspect unauthorized practice of law, which is illegal in all states and the DC not to mention that the US Patent and Trademark Office does not allow non-lawyers to represent a trademark applicant. If you see an attorney’s name, you may want to make sure the attorney’s actually behind the service and what responsibility is taken by the attorney personally.

IPfever is a law firm. We automate tasks typically performed by administrative staff, but you’ll be in touch with lawyers as if you’re working with a local lawyer. We are offering flat pricing online to shift the risk from uncertainty to lawyers who are better positioned.

What are the government fees?

We’re talking about the fees charged by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). There could be rare instances where clients are subject to fees other than listed below, but as long as they are more than the attorney’s fees paid by you, you’ll owe nothing. Furthermore, if you incur government fees due to your attorney’s negligence, miscommunication, or any fault (e.g. late fees), your attorney will pay them out of their own pocket.

  • All government fees are calculated per mark that is for goods/services that can be categorized in a single International Class (e.g. clothing items belong to a different Class than cosmetics).
    • $250 application fee
    • $100 extra application fee for goods/services that have yet been identified by the USPTO.
    • $100 statement of use fee: If you haven’t sold your goods at the time of filing an application, you need to file a statement of use after your application is approved along with $100 government fee.
    • $125 extension of statement of use fee: You must submit an adequate statement of use within 6 months once your application is approved. If you need more time, you can file 6-month extension for filing statement of use. You can extend up to 5 times, and each time you pay $125 government fee.
How do I get refunds?

We mail paper checks to your mailing address. You may be able to deposit the checks anywhere if you have a checking account with US-based banks or credit unions offering mobile deposit.

What do you mean “if … not registered”? Don’t you perform clearance search before filing?

We do, but there is no way to guarantee registration. The ultimate test for registration is “likelihood of confusion” among consumers. Everyone including the trademark examiners at the USPTO is simply making their best guess at what could be confusing to consumers.

Comprehensive clearance search takes look at a wide array of factors that can contribute to the “likelihood of confusion”. IPfever attorneys go above and beyond and provide their honest and professional opinion about your mark: for example, they might say “this can be almost surely registered but is not a good mark because others can easily avoid infringement while deceiving consumers.”

Can I use your service even if my business is located … ?

We are an Atlanta-based law firm, but for USPTO trademark registration, which is exclusively governed by the federal laws, you may use our service from outside Georgia, including other countries. If you have legal matters related to other aspects of business or a lawsuit, find a local attorney in your area.

How long does trademark registration take?

Once your application is filed, you get a priority date and a U.S. Serial No., which blocks others from filing for the same or similar names and allows you tap into Amazon Brand Registry, respectively. The examination of your application typically takes about 9-12 months, and it may require 2-3 months of additional time if you file your application prior to actually start selling your products in the U.S. market.

Can I file international trademark applications here? (WIPO, MADRID)

No. The World Intellectual Property Organization simply accepts a trademark application and relay it to many member countries of the Madrid System. While you can get the priority date for multiple countries at once, you really need to go through the same procedural and representation requirements for applications filed in each country, including the U.S. Hence, you pay extra fees in addition to the same or higher USPTO fees for the mere convenience of establishing a prior date by filing an additional international application. There is no substantive benefit of using MADRID system if you can directly file a U.S. application with us from abroad.

Not sure where to start?

We offer a free consultation with a U.S. licensed attorney.

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  1. International class refers to NICE Classification, which is an international classification of goods and services adopted and used by the USPTO. There are 45 classes in total. Most brands need to be registered in only one class, but fashion brands, for example, often carry “leather goods” (Class 18) in addition to “clothing” (Class 25). Nonetheless, for startups, we often recommend choosing a single class that covers your flagship products for trademark registration purpose. ↩︎
  2. You use a mark when a product bearing a trademark is sold, shipped, and delivered to a different state than yours. In many cases, however, the first use occurs when you cause goods bearing the trademark imported from an overseas manufacturer. In these cases, you can use the date when the goods cleared customs. If you’re selling service, you only need to make the service available to the public. If you’re in doubt, you can submit your request for pre-screen and describe in detail how you’re selling your product/service. ↩︎
  3. You’ll get a full refund of $700 if the USPTO’s trademark examiner issues a final action refusing registration of your trademark. Even before that, if your attorney concludes that your trademark can’t be registered, you can get the refund. Please note, government fees are not refundable. ↩︎
  4. A trademark specialist will examine your service request before you receive a payment link for service purchase. This pre-screening step is designed to save everyone’s time and avoid unnecessary charges as we receive a substantial number of erroneous, inadequate, and insufficient service request. ↩︎
  5. You must supply three brand name or logo candidates within 2 weeks from the day of your phone meeting is scheduled. You’ll get an automatic partial refund of $400, if your attorney concludes that none of your first three candidates can be registered. ↩︎
  6. We will refund your balance after deducting cost incurred from the total amount you paid. The costs include: (1) a $100 booking fee to reserve a phone consultation time; (2) a $250 fee for the phone consultation and review of the potential trademark(s) ($100 for the first trademark, $80 for the second, and $70 for the third); (3) during a USPTO trademark examination, $250 hourly charge applies to monitoring, updates, document submissions, interviews with the examiner, and so on, up to a maximum of $200; and (4) a $200 fee for post-approval proof of use submissions. ↩︎