There are two types of fees involved:
1. The government fees:
- US (USPTO): 275-325 USD per class.
- Europe (CTM): 900 Euros (1100 USD) for three classes. Another 150 Euros per additional class.
2. Advisory fees from a trademark expert/lawyer can vary a great deal: 150 USD - 3000 USD. The fees depend largely on which of these services they perform for you:
- Search - The trademark expert/lawyer buys a similarity search, sometimes called availability search, from a search provider. Now they can use Markify instead.
- Clearance - The trademark expert/lawyer goes through the search result list and determines whether there are any potentially serious conflicting registrations. The hours spent here depend on the number of similar already registered trademarks that needs to be checked, the number of classes and the number of markets.
- Registration - Help with filling out the forms, determining classes and description of goods.
- Correspondence - Help with the various situations that may occur during the registration process.
Disclaimer:
These help articles do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. These articles set forth general educational principles only. Consult with a lawyer about your particular case.
Markify is a name-screening tool and there is no guarantee that it will find all potentially conflicting trademark registrations or that the found "similar" trademarks will pose a problem in the naming matter at hand.
