services & fees

WE DON'T ZOOM

Because your legal matters are not subject to a race
And you get what you pay for

FLAT ATTORNEY FEE: $775.00

For one flat fee, no matter where your company is located, this firm can provide a complete trademark search and application including a U.S. federal trademark search for potential conflicts, preparation of trademark application for registration, and response to an office action issued by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO).

The fee is to be paid up front by check or money order sent to our address.

The flat, all-inclusive rate is $1199.00 per mark/class of goods/services.
This includes:
- application filing fee: $325.00
- vendor full search fee: $99.00
- attorney flat fee: $775.00

For the flat fee, you receive the following services:

- search review, opinion and counsel
- data/drawing/specimen collection and preparation
- application drafting and filing
- monitoring of application progress
- response to ministerial denials
- receipt of registration certificate/forwarding to client


You speak directly with the attorney.

The initial search is free. The USPTO filing fee is $325.00. If a full common law search needs to be conducted, and it usually does, add $99.00. Thus the total, with a full search, is $1199.00. The average cost for all these similar services in the U.S. is at least $2000.00.


What's Included?

First, before we deposit your fee, you supply the mark(s) to us and we conduct a preliminary search for obvious conflicts. If there is no conflict at that stage, we deposit the flat fee above.

Second, a full common law search is conducted (if necessary). The search takes about two days. A full written report is prepared within about one week. The attorney then reviews the search report.

Third, the attorney reviews the search and renders an opinion on the ability to register. If our opinion is that registration would likely fail, your fee will be returned to you less the search fee and attorney review and opinion. If you instruct us to proceed anyway, the fee will be retained.

Fourth, we draft and file your application to register with the USPTO. We act as your agent, so we sign for you and receive all communication from the USPTO. You will receive copies of all correspondence and communication in the mail as the process unfolds.

Fifth, we wait. If the USPTO files what's called an Office Action, aka a "denial," we will respond to it in writing. If the denial is substantive, e.g., likelihood of confusion, merely descriptive, we will discuss with you to see if you want to respond at the hourly rate which may only take a couple of hours.

THIS IS SOMETHING THESE NON-ATTORNEY TRADEMARK FILING SERVICES DO NOT DO. YOU PURCHASE LEGAL SERVICES HERE, NOT SIMPLY A SERVICE THAT FILLS OUT A FORM AND MAILS IT FOR YOU. YOU GET LEGAL ADVICE IF THINGS GO WRONG, NOT A SHOULDER-SHRUG AND A OH-SO-HELPFUL "LOOKS LIKE YOU NEED TO GET A LAWYER."


What's Not Included?

If the Examiner raises substantive issues in denying your application, the hourly rate is $250.00 to handle them. If the mark has been searched and vetted, there ought not be any substantive issues. This rate applies to any appeals and oppositions. If such further prosecution is necessary, an additional deposit may be necessary. We will advise you promptly of the need for this, if any, so that you can decide how to proceed.


Other Services

Trademark: USPTO Oppositions, Cancellations, Appeals
Copyright
Cyber issues
Licensing
Intellectual property counsel, IP policing, auditing, valuation
Business start-up and counsel
Entertainment counsel (concentration on the music industry/artist representation)


How to Get Started

Call 512.560.4950 or e-mail us at mark@trademarkfalkin.com

Licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of Texas
Admitted in the Northern District of Texas, US Federal District Court
Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
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