American trademark fees are mainly composed of (official fees) and small trademark fees. If you are looking for an agent, you need an agency fee. The specific cost of the first category of American trademarks is generally between 2800 and 3500, which is also related to the service level of the agency. The greater the type of application for registration, the more fees need to be paid, which should be judged according to the actual situation. Our fee is 2499 (including legal fees). Tmall Guanbeixing flagship store can consult you, with a million-dollar store guarantee, third-party platform control and after-sales guarantee!
The documents and materials required to apply for American trademarks mainly include:
(1) Making a registered trademark. Of course, if you just apply for word mark, you don't need to prepare this;
Trademark design pattern (2).
Application Form for Registered Trademark (3).
(4) Materials confirming that the trademark has been used in the United States.
Registration procedure and verification procedure:
Submit an American trademark application
After submitting an application to the US Trademark Office, it will be assigned an application number; If it is submitted electronically, you will definitely get this number after submission; After the application number is assigned, you can inquire about the trademark information in official website of the US Patent and Trademark Office for about 2 weeks.
Verifying American trademark applications
After submitting the American trademark application, the auditor will conduct formal examination and actual examination of the application. Formal review mainly checks whether the application content and confidential information comply with relevant regulations.
The actual examination mainly includes: the distinctiveness of the trademark, whether it violates the prohibition clause, and whether it is the same as or similar to the previous trademark. Auditors will issue audit opinions on legal issues that the applicant has not clarified or explained. (OfficeAction). The audit opinion should be replied within 6 months, otherwise it will be regarded as giving up the application. If the audit is successfully completed or the auditor agrees to reply, it will be announced.
Announcement of American trademark application
After the successful trademark examination in the United States, the trademark application will be conducted online. (TheOfficialGazette, OG) announcement period is 30 days. At the announcement stage, any interested party or major obligee can ask questions to the US Patent and Trademark Office. If there are no objections or questions, you will enter the registration stage.
register
If there is no objection, the core application is "actual application", and it is generally registered within 3 months after the announcement, and the trademark registration number is obtained.
If there is no objection, the US Patent and Trademark Office will generally notify the approval notice with "willing to apply" as the core after 8 weeks. (NoticeofAllowance), the applicant shall, within 6 months from the date of receiving the notice, submit the application statement and evidence of use to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. (StatementofUse). Generally, at least one product or service is selected for each type, and at least 2-3 evidence photos or sample photos are provided. At the same time, the applicant needs to sign a "declaration of application". If the applicant does not actually apply for a registered trademark, he can refer to five extension requests at most, that is, the period is ***36 months from the date of approval of the approval notice, and each extension application must pay a formal extension fee according to the type. If the submitted application form and evidence are verified to be qualified, they will obtain the trademark registration number issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office.