Description of the Small Business Legal Clinic's
Trademark Application Assistance

Description of the Service
  • The Small Business Legal Clinic assists clients in submitting trademark registration applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO"). To be eligible the client must be a Florida resident.  The service is free except for a one-time $25 administrative fee (the payment is made on-line with a credit card following the initial intake interview)

  • Clients should educate themselves by reading an information page entitled "Trademark Basics

Role of the Clinic
  • The Clinic requires that its clients complete and return a "Trademark Questionnaire" that will provide most of the information needed for the registration application.

  • A licensed attorney working for the Clinic will sign the and submit the registration application to USPTO.  The filing fee will be paid using the Client's credit card.

  • Amount of Government's Filing Fee:  The amount of the filing fee can vary depending on how many trademarks are being registered and how broad of a range of goods or services that the client wants the trademark to cover.  Typically the fee for an application for a single trademark covering a single "class" of good or services is $350

No Guaranty
  • The Small Business Clinic does not guaranty that particular trademark registration applications will be approved by the government.  An application might be rejected for any number of reasons.  CLICK HERE the view a page on the government's website that provides information on why particular applications might be denied.

  • Registrations will be rejected by the government if the mark is too similar to one that has previously been registered.  The Clinic will NOT conduct a comprehensive search for previosly registered marks

    • The Clinic recommends that its clients conduct a search for previously registered trademarks that might be similar to the one that they want to register.  CLICK HERE for a page that describes how to do that.

    • An applicant can pay for a professional trademark search.  -  LegalZoom provides one such service that is generally well regarded and is reasonably priced.