Trademark Registration Cost Estimator

Trademark registration cost depends on the filing basis, number of classes of goods/services, and whether you hire an attorney. A trademark registration provides nationwide legal protection for your brand name, logo or slogan, which makes it one of the cheapest pieces of intellectual property a business can own.

Total trademark registration cost formula: Total Cost = USPTO Filing Fees + Attorney Fees + Optional Costs

USPTO filing fees per class (2024):

• TEAS Plus application (most restrictive, lowest cost): $250 per class
• TEAS Standard application (more flexibility): $350 per class
• Section 8 Declaration (renewal at 5–6 years): $225 per class
• Section 9 Renewal (renewal at 10 years): $300 per class
• Section 15 Incontestability (optional, after 5 years): $200 per class

Classes of goods and services (partial list):

• Class 9: Electronic equipment, software, apps
• Class 25: Clothing, footwear
• Class 35: Advertising, business management, retail services
• Class 41: Education, entertainment
• Class 42: Computer, scientific, technological services

Attorney fees (typical ranges):

• Basic filing (single class): $500–$1,500
• Comprehensive filing with search: $1,500–$3,500
• Response to Office Action: $750–$2,500
• Full prosecution through registration: $2,000–$5,000

Clearance search costs:

• DIY (USPTO TESS database): Free
• Professional trademark search report: $300–$800
• Comprehensive search (federal + state + common law): $600–$1,500

Worked example: Small business registering a brand name for clothing (Class 25) and online retail (Class 35). TEAS Plus application.

Total 10-year cost: ~$3,250, for nationwide protection of a name the business is going to be trading under for far longer than ten years.

Check the current fee schedule before you rely on the two figures in the dropdown. The $250 and $350 per class above are the 2024 TEAS Plus and TEAS Standard amounts. The USPTO has been restructuring its trademark fees, so confirm what your filing basis actually costs at uspto.gov rather than trusting a number in an article. The per-class arithmetic on this page holds whatever the rate turns out to be.