We provide trademark application filing as a part of our flat fee trademark registration package.

There are two standard ways of filing of applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO): the base application or custom descriptions.

The Base Applicatin has the lowest government filing fee of $350 per class of goods/services but has more requirements than using custom descriptions. For the Base Application, you must use a standard description from the Trademark ID manual for your good or service. If you write your own description, you must use the free form identifications. Once filed, applicants should receive a filing receipt with a serial number that can later be used to reference the application.

Using free form identifications has a higher filing fee by an additional $200 per class of goods/services (making it $550 per class), and the identification has a limit of 1,000 characters. There is an additional $200 fee for each additional group of 1,000 characters. With the free form identifications, a person can write the description of his/her goods and services, but as shown, it costs considerably more than simply using the base application descriptions. It is also essential to accurately describe their goods and services. In the case of US domiciles, the applicants can complete and submit the initial application.

Regardless of which application you choose to file, there are several requirements that must be met. These include providing your name and address as the owner of the trademark, providing an exact trademark to be registered, providing a description of goods and services associated with the trademark, selecting a filing basis (i.e., intent-to-use or actual use), and meeting signature requirements.