Essential
Careful search and filing with our essential package.
Trademarks & brand protection
Protect the brand
you are building.
Choose the level of trademark support that fits your plans.
Start with a short trademark intake form
Tell us about your brand and what you want to protect. We’ll review your answers and follow up about the right next step.
THE TRADEMARK JOURNEY
Trademark registration is a process—not an instant approval.
12–18 months
The process often takes 12–18 months, and some applications take longer.
Choose the level of attorney support you want during that journey:
Signature
Full legal representation throughout the trademark application process until your trademark is registered or you receive your eligible attorney fees back with our Signature package.*
The refund covers eligible attorney fees only. USPTO filing fees and fees for the completed search and written opinion are excluded. See our money-back guarantee terms.
Compare our two trademark packages
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| What’s INCLUDED | Premium Package Signature — $3,500 total | Essential — $995 attorney fee |
|---|---|---|
Initial baseline search for obvious conflicts
iA preliminary check for clearly conflicting brands, sometimes called a knockout search. |
✓ | ✓ |
Full search for similar brands
iThe broader search looks beyond USPTO filings. Your attorney explains the results, possible risks, and a research-based recommendation. |
✓ | X Available for an additional fee |
| One alternate name, logo, or slogan search if the first choice conflicts | ✓ Submit within 60 days | X Available for an additional fee |
| Application preparation and filing | ✓ One mark in up to two classes | ✓ One mark in one class |
| Initial USPTO filing fees | ✓ INCLUDED for up to two classes (up to $700) |
X Paid separately; currently $350 per class |
Responses to USPTO Office actions
iAn office action is an official letter from the USPTO regarding your trademark application that may require a response by a deadline. |
✓ All substantive and non-substantive responses INCLUDED for the covered application | X Not INCLUDED; quoted separately, typically $500–$3,000 depending on the issue |
| Attorney-fee refund promise if the mark cannot be registered |
✓* | X |
* Subject to the written agreement. The refund is limited to the attorney fee allocated to filing and covered representation; it does not include the full $3,500 package price, completed search and written opinion fees, or USPTO payments. Read the refund details below.
Signature — $3,500 total
Your trademark attorney—for the entire process.
Trademark registration takes time, often 12–18 months. With Signature, we remain your attorney throughout your application’s examination—from the initial search and filing through registration or a final decision. We monitor your application, track deadlines, and respond to USPTO office actions along the way. If your mark ultimately cannot be registered, you receive your eligible attorney fees back through our money-back guarantee.*
Essential — $995 attorney fee
Careful preparation. A more accessible starting point.
Essential offers careful attorney preparation and filing at a more accessible price. We conduct a baseline trademark search and diligently prepare and submit your application. Your application may proceed without an office action. If the USPTO does issue one, responding is not covered by Essential and requires a separate agreement and fee. Those responses are covered under Signature.
Additional trademark services
Comprehensive search + written opinion
A full search for similar brands beyond the USPTO filings, with an attorney-backed opinion letter explaining the results and research-based recommendations.
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USPTO office action responses
Strategic responses to substantive and non-substantive office actions, quoted separately based on the issue.
Start the inquiry process nowReady to protect your brand?
Complete the trademark intake form so we can learn about your brand and recommend the next step. Prefer to talk it through? Complete your trademark intake form live during a paid consultation. Your consultation payment will be credited toward your legal service if you engage SAA Law Group within 7 days after your paid consultation.
Plain English. No Legalese.
What is a trademark search?
A trademark search checks whether another business may already be using a name, logo, or slogan that could conflict with yours. Our initial baseline search looks for readily apparent conflicts before filing. Our comprehensive search looks more broadly, including beyond federal trademark filings. The comprehensive search also comes with a written attorney opinion explaining what we found, potential risks, and whether we recommend filing. No search can guarantee that every possible conflict will be found.
What is an office action?
An office action is an official letter from the USPTO about your trademark application. The examiner may ask for more information, require a change, or explain a reason the mark may not qualify for registration. It does not always mean the application is over, but it usually requires a response by a deadline. Responses to examiner office actions on the covered application are INCLUDED in Signature; they are quoted separately under Essential.
Can hiring an attorney make the process faster?
An attorney cannot promise faster USPTO review. Careful preparation can help avoid preventable mistakes and delays. With Signature, we also monitor your application and handle covered USPTO responses, so you have legal support throughout the process and help avoiding unnecessary delays along the way.
How long does it usually take to obtain federal trademark protection?
If you mean federal trademark registration, the process often takes 12–18 months from filing, and some applications take longer. Even an application with few or no issues must go through USPTO review and a publication period. Requests for corrections, objections, or additional filings can extend the timeline. With Signature, we remain your attorney throughout the covered application process, monitoring its progress and handling covered USPTO responses.
What does the Signature package’s 100% money-back guarantee cover?
If we recommend filing your mark, file the covered application, and it ultimately cannot be registered after the covered examination process, we refund 100% of the attorney fee allocated to filing and covered representation, subject to the written agreement. This is not a refund of the full $3,500 package price. The fee for the completed comprehensive search and written opinion and amounts paid to the USPTO are excluded. The agreement explains the conditions, including client cooperation and what happens if an application covering two classes registers in only one.
What is the USPTO?
USPTO stands for the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It is the federal agency that reviews applications and registers U.S. trademarks. Its filing fees are separate from attorney fees unless your package expressly includes them.
What are classes within the USPTO?
Classes are the categories the USPTO uses to organize products and services in a trademark application. For example, printed books and educational services may fall into different classes. The categories that fit your business depend on what you actually offer or plan to offer under the mark. The USPTO currently charges a base application fee of $350 per class when the application meets its base-fee requirements.
How does the paid consultation work, and can I apply the payment toward my legal service?
A paid consultation gives us time to discuss your brand, answer your questions, and complete your trademark intake form together. If you engage SAA Law Group within 7 days after your paid consultation, your consultation payment will be credited toward your legal service. Schedule a paid consultation
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