Unless otherwise indicated, the USA Trademark Registration stated in this quotation refers to trademark registrations in accordance with the Lanham Act. All fees in this quotation are valid until 30 June 2025.
The legal basis of the USA's trademark is the Lanham Act. The USA is a member of the Paris Conven-tion and the Madrid Union. The USA adopts first-to-file basis for trademark protection. Trademark reg-istration is valid for 10 years from the date of registration and could be renewed for 10 years before the expiry date.
A trademark application filed at the USPTO is based on Use in Commerce, Intent to Use or foreign application under certain international agreements. If a mark is not currently being used in business and it has not been registered in the home country where the proprietor is resided, the application will be filed on the basis of Intent to Use. In this case, a Statement of Use will need to be filed with the USPTO within 6 months once receiving a Notice of Allowance from the USPTO (this usually occurs about 10 to 18 months after filing).
Our fees for filing an application in the USA are USD935 (HKD7,386.50) for application in first class, USD725 (HKD5,727.50) for each additional class. The fees cover 20 goods/services per class. Each 10 items (less than 10 items will be calculated as 10 items) in excess of 20 will be charged at USD10 (HKD79). The fee for obtaining a certificate is USD$200 (HK$1,580) for each application.
For the purpose of registering a trademark in the USA, you will need to provide some basic infor-mation of the proprietor (individual or company), such as the full name and address. You are also re-quested to select the goods/services for each class.
A registration in the USA usually takes 9-16 months from the date of filing the application which in-cludes 30 days of Publication for the Opposition period.
If the application is being rejected by the USA Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) or opposed by any third party, Kaizen can help to response to the rejection or opposition and our fees will be quoted upon request.
The USPTO will issue e-Certificate of Registration for the registrations from 24th May 2022. Besides, trademark owner must file the Declaration of Use (DAU) and/or Extension of Time to file DAU be-tween the 5th and 6th years upon the registration date to maintain the effectiveness (the official fee and our services fee will be incurred).
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2 . | Example of Trademark Registration Costs in USA |
Example 1: One mark one class |
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5 . | Payment Term and Payment Method |
Upon receipt of your confirmation of engagement, we will issue and send an invoice together with the wiring instructions to you for your settlement. When you arrange the payment, please put our invoice number of account number in the message section and then send email a copy of the re-mittance receipt to us for our records. Because of the nature of service, we require full payment in advance. And once the service is commenced, no refund of service fee will be made.
We accept cash, HKD check, TT and credit card through Paypal. An extra handling fee of 5% will be charged if paid by Paypal. If a China or Taiwan Value-Added Tax invoice is required, 7.5% or 5% additional charge will be incurred.
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Refund Policy |
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No refund of fees will be made after the commencement of services. For example, if we have conducted a pre-filing search and found an identical mark is already in the register, the application will not be processed, and the fees for the pre-filing search will not be refunded. If we have al-ready filed an application and the application is refused or objected by USPTO or any other party, there will be no refund of fees.
If you have prepaid our fees for all three stages of an application and the search result indicates that an identical mark is already in the register, the application will not be processed. The fees for the non-rendered services, i.e., filing for application and issuing of certificate of registration, will be refunded after deducting the incurred bank wiring charges.
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