If you are thinking about filing with the USPTO for a trademark, the most obvious question to come to mind is, "How much does registering a trademark cost?"  There are many facets of determining how much the true cost is, and these ways are still most pertinent as estimates, but here are fees for the ETEAS and ETEAS Plus Sytems.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") charges either $275 or $325 per class of goods or services to file an application for a U.S. Trademark Registration.   Whether the cost per class is $275 or $325 depends upon system the applicant uses at the USPTO.

The traditional filing system, known as the TEAS system, permits applicants to write their own identification of goods or recitation of services with which they wish their trademark to be registered.  For instance, Nike would seek registration for a trademark using an identification of goods such as "athletic shoes" in International Class 25.  If Nike writes their own identification of goods using the TEAS system the cost is $325 per class of goods or services in which the application is filed.

As an alternative to the traditional system, in recent years the USPTO initiated a new system known as the TEAS PLUS system.  The TEAS PLUS system is designed to both reduce the cost of the trademark process while speeding up the registration process.

Standard US TM Search includes US Federal and State search. Comprehensive US TM Search also includes US Common Law databases and Internet Domain Names. Comprehensive US and International TM Search also includes searches in Canada, Europe, United Kingdom, Germany and WIPO. Customized searches are also available to assist clients with a legal analysis for brand availability or expansion, company names, foreign trademarks or common law.

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