Trademark
Application Packages
As a business owner, intellectual property can be one of your most valuable assets. Among these, trademarks are the bridge between your products and services and your consumers. Registering your trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) not only helps you build your brand’s reputation and achieve market differentiation but also provides you with the legal ability to sue if someone infringes on your trademark.
Our comprehensive package includes a thirty-minute consultation and a thorough trademark search that combines AI-powered technology with expert manual review. You’ll receive a detailed clearance report and an informed opinion letter based on our findings.
From there, we’ll expertly manage the entire application process for you, preparing and submitting all necessary documentation to the USPTO to help protect your brand with confidence.
This page provides an overview of Polymath Legal’s Trademark Application Packages, including pricing and the general application process. Below, you’ll find additional information about the trademark application process, frequently asked questions, and what you can expect when working with our team.
While we do our best to keep this page updated with current pricing and information, all prices, services, and content are subject to change without notice.
What is a trademark?
A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, design, color, sound, or even smell that helps people recognize the source of a product or service. Famous trademark examples include the Apple logo, Nike’s swoosh, and Instagram’s colorful camera icon. Some brands even trademark unique features like Play-Doh’s scent, Tiffany’s blue packaging, or the “ta-dum” sound you hear when a Netflix show begins.
In 2025, the USPTO adopted a modern platform called Trademark Center, which we will use to submit your application.
Base Application: The filing fee is $350 per class. A trademark class is a category used to group similar types of goods or services.
Applications not meeting completeness requirements or using custom language incur additional surcharges:
- $100 per class for missing basic info (e.g., name, description)
- $200 per class if goods/services are not selected from the USPTO ID Manual
If these surcharges arise, we will promptly inform you upon notice from the USPTO.
Filing Bases
Already in use in commerce
If you already use your trademark in interstate commerce, you will use this filing basis. Proof of use (called a specimen) must be uploaded within the application
Intent to use
If you plan to use a specific trademark but have yet to begin, you can stake your claim by filing an intent-to-use application. A specimen does not need to be uploaded during the initial filing process. Still, if your mark is published (discussed later), you must upload proof of use.
Foreign Registration
You will use this application if you already have trademark protection for the same goods/ services in a foreign country.
Foreign Application
If you filed a trademark application in another country within six months before your U.S. filing, you may claim that earlier filing date as your priority date under international treaty rules. This means your U.S. application will be treated as if it were filed on the same date as your foreign application, even though it was submitted later.
trademark Timeline and Process
Before Polymath Legal PC begins work on your behalf, we’ll need a signed service agreement, payment, and a completed client questionnaire. If your mark is already being used in commerce, you’ll also need to provide us with a specimen, so we can submit it with your application.
Already in use in commerce
Knockout Search and Opinion Letter
After we receive your completed questionnaire, we'll run both a manual and AI-powered knockout search — a background check to see if your trademark might conflict with existing ones. This is meant to help you avoid wasting time and money on a mark that's likely to be rejected or challenged. We’ll look for potential issues, like similar names in the same industry, and provide a clearance report and an opinion letter on the likelihood of successful registration. From there, we’ll ask whether you'd like to move forward with filing.
Application
If you decide to move forward after reviewing your knockout search report, we’ll prepare your application and submit it on your behalf. You’ll e-sign the application, and we’ll send you a confirmation once it's officially filed.
Examination
After your application is filed, it typically takes six to nine months to be assigned to a USPTO examining attorney. They will review it to ensure it meets all legal requirements. If any issues arise, they will issue an “Office Action” — a formal letter sent via email. Some Office Actions are simple to resolve, like submitting a new specimen, and responses to these are included in your package. More complex issues, such as refusals based on similarity to existing marks, may require a more detailed legal response and could incur additional charges. In either case, we’ll guide you through your options.
Publication
If no Office Actions are issued, the examining attorney will move the mark to the “publication for opposition” period. Publication is essentially a 30-day “speak now or forever hold your peace” period wherein your mark is posted in the Trademark Official Gazette for others to object if they consider your mark will infringe on theirs or otherwise harm their business.
Registration
If no Office Actions are issued, the examining attorney will move the mark to the “publication for opposition” period. Publication is essentially a 30-day “speak now or forever hold your peace” period wherein your mark is posted in the Trademark Official Gazette for others to object if they consider your mark will infringe on theirs or otherwise harm their business.
Maintenance / Renewal
After your trademark is registered, you must keep the USPTO informed that you’re still using it. This is done by filing specific maintenance documents, such as a Declaration of Use, between years 5 and 6. Additional filings are required between years 9 and 10 to renew the registration. After that, renewals are due every 10 years to keep the mark active; otherwise, it may be canceled for non-use. As your attorney of record, Polymath Legal will notify you of all key deadlines.
Intent to use:
Before Polymath Legal PC begins work on your behalf, we’ll need a signed service agreement, payment, and a completed client questionnaire. If your mark is already being used in commerce, you’ll also need to provide us with a specimen, so we can submit it with your application.
In most cases, assuming there are no Office Actions or extensions, a trademark is registered in about 9-13 months from the date of application.
Packages
Bronze Package
$800
$800 plus the $350 USPTO filing fee for one class of goods or services.
Each additional class will incur a separate $350 USPTO fee.
- General counseling on trademark requirements and filing strategy, including class selection and best filing practices (up to 30 minutes).
- No professional trademark search is included. No clearance search is performed under this package, and no clearance report or opinion letter is provided.
- Preparation and filing of the initial application for one class of goods or services.
Silver Package
$1,500
$1,500 plus the $350 USPTO filing fee for one class of goods or services.
Each additional class will incur a separate $350 USPTO fee.
- General Counseling on trademark, its requirements, and strategy as to classes and best filing practices (up to 30 minutes).
- Initial AI Knockout search for one class of goods or services.
- Initial Manual Knockout search for one class of goods or services.
- Provide a Clearance Search Report and Opinion Letter covering the risk of rejection, likelihood of registration, and next steps forward.
- Filing of Initial Application for one class of goods or services.
- Serve as attorney of record for the application and receive USPTO correspondence.
- Notification of office actions and other USPTO correspondence.
- Response to administrative office actions only. Responses to substantive office actions are not included.
Gold Package
$2,500
$2,500 plus the $350 USPTO filing fee for one class of goods or services.
Each additional class will incur a separate $350 USPTO fee.
- General counseling on trademark requirements and filing strategy, including class selection and best filing practices (up to 30 minutes).
- Initial AI knockout search for one class of goods or services.
- Initial manual knockout search for one class of goods or services.
- Provide a clearance search report and opinion letter covering the risk of rejection, likelihood of registration, and recommended next steps.
- Preparation and filing of the initial application for one class of goods or services.
- Serve as attorney of record for the application and receive USPTO correspondence.
- Notification of office actions and other USPTO correspondence.
- Response to administrative office actions only. Responses to substantive office actions are not included.
- Two years of US trademark monitoring with alerts for potentially conflicting new filings.
- One extension request is included, excluding USPTO filing fees.
- One statement of use filing is included, excluding USPTO filing fees.
What are the differences in the packages?
Below is a summary that highlights some of the big differences between the various packages.
| Bronze | Silver | Gold | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $ 800 | $ 1,500 | $ 2,500 |
| AI Knockout Search Included | No | Yes | Yes |
| Manual USPTO Search Included | No | Yes | Yes |
| Clearance Search Report and Opinion Letter Included | No | Yes | Yes |
| Response to Administrative Office Actions Included | No | Yes | Yes |
| US Trademark Monitoring with Alerts | 0 Years | 0 Years | 2 Years |
| Extension Requests Included | None | None | One |
| Statement of Use filing included | None | None | Included |
Please note that the following services are not included and may be added on an a-la-carte basis:
| A-la-Carte Services | ||
|---|---|---|
| Services | Price | |
| Responses to substantive office actions | Starting at $1,500 | |
| Applications for additional classes of goods | $350 filing fee per additional class | |
| Knockout search and opinion letter only, no application filing | $1,000 | |
| Filing statement of use (for intent to use applications) | $150 per class filing fee plus $300 attorney fee | |
| Filing of extension request | $125 filing fee per class plus $200 attorney fee | |
| Petition to revive an abandoned application | $250 filing fee plus $350 attorney fee | |
| Trademark maintenance between years 5 and 6 | $325 filing fee plus $400 attorney fee | |
| Trademark maintenance between years 5 and 6, plus Statement of Incontestability | $575 filing fee plus $500 attorney fee | |
| Trademark maintenance/renewal between years 9 and 10 | $325 filing fee plus $350 attorney fee | |
| Combined Renewal and Continued Use Declaration at 10 years, per class | $650 filing fee plus $500 attorney fee | |
| Trademark Monitoring | $50 per region, per month | |
Helpful information & Frequently asked questions
I want to trademark my business name. What should I know before I file?
Before filing, make sure you’re using the mark in interstate commerce, that it’s affixed to your goods or services, that it’s distinctive rather than merely descriptive, and that it isn’t functional or otherwise barred from registration. In addition to attorney fees, budget for the $350 base filing fee per class, a typical processing timeline of 9 to 13 months, and a perform a preliminary search to avoid infringing on someone else’s mark.
How long does a trademark last once it's registered?
Unlike patents and copyrights, a trademark has no set expiration date as long as you keep using it and file the required maintenance and renewal paperwork between years 5 and 6, again between years 9 and 10, and every ten years after that.
What's a "specimen" and why does the USPTO need one?
A specimen is proof that you’re actually using your mark in the marketplace in connection with the specific goods or services on your application. What counts as an acceptable specimen varies by industry.
What do I actually get from registering a trademark that I don't already have?
Federal registration gives you a legal presumption of ownership and the right to sue infringers in federal court, protections you don’t get just from forming an LLC or buying a domain name.
Don't I already have some protection just from using my business name?
You have common law rights, but only in the geographic area where you’re actively using the mark, and they’re harder to prove and enforce than a federal registration.
How much does it cost to file a trademark application?
The base USPTO filing fee is $350 per class of goods or services, subject to change. Incomplete applications can trigger additional surcharges, which is one reason to have the application reviewed before filing.
My trademark is registered. What do I need to do to keep it?
Keep an eye out for infringement, keep your registration information current with the USPTO, start using the ® symbol, renew every ten years, and stay current on changes in trademark law that might affect you. At Polymath Legal, we can monitor your mark to alert you to actual and potential infringers.
I want to protect my brand but don't know where to start. Can Polymath Legal help?
Yes, Polymath Legal handles federal and state trademark registrations and can walk you through eligibility, timeline, and cost before you file anything. Start with a free 15-minute Discovery Call.
Prices of a package and/or the specific services in a given package are subject to change without notice. Your service agreement will outline your specific price and all of the services included in your package when you enter into it. Expenses, government fees, hard costs, and similar charges are subject to change. You are fully responsible for all expenses, government fees, hard costs, and similar charges.
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The information on this page is provided for general informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal advice. Polymath Legal provides legal advice only after a service agreement has been executed and any applicable fees have been paid.
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