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Tell us your brand. A US-licensed attorney searches the USPTO register and tells you, plainly, whether you are clear to file.
United StatesRegister your trademark in the United States, with confidence.
Let our experienced attorneys take care of everything. They check your name, prepare the application and file it with the USPTO as your attorney of record.
Starting from $200 attorney fee + government filing fee.
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Brands that trust GTC across IP, contracts, and counsel.
Lead attorney
Paul Ditmyer
US Attorney, licensed in Florida
USPTO counsel of record
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Your attorney runs the check, the drafting and every USPTO letter with you, from the first search to the certificate.
10+ years
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How it works
Three steps to a US registration.
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We file with the USPTO
We draft your goods and services, classify them, and file your application directly with the USPTO as your attorney of record.
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Watched through to registration
We monitor examination, answer procedural Office Actions, and see your mark through to a federal registration you can mark with the ® symbol.
What it costs
One flat attorney fee, every USPTO fee shown up front.
Our fee in USD. The USPTO fee at cost, plus a 5% bank fee. One bill, when we file.
Your US filing
Professional fee in USD. The USPTO fee at cost, in its own currency. Bank fee (5%) on government fees.
Classes
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Paid before we file
$567.50for 1 class, before we file
Professional fee$200 first class, $85 each extra class$200
USPTO fee$350 per class · Government fee page$350
Bank fee (5%)$17.50
After filing
Already selling under this brand? Then the filing fee covers registration. Not yet? You can still file now to hold the name. Once the USPTO allows your mark, you have six months to show it in use, and you can extend in six-month steps for up to three years.
Already selling under this brand?
Included in the attorney fee
- A USPTO knockout search, with an attorney's read on your odds
- Goods and services drafted, classified, and a specimen prepared
- Application filed with the USPTO by a US-licensed attorney of record
- Examination monitored and procedural Office Actions answered
Not included, always quoted before any work
- –Replies to a substantive Office Action (likelihood of confusion, descriptiveness): $200 to $475, quoted per case
- –TTAB proceedings: oppositions and cancellations
- –Statement of Use for intent-to-use marks, due after allowance: $150 attorney fee + $150 USPTO fee per class
- –Other countries
- –Section 8 maintenance in year 5 to 6, and renewal in year 10
A class is one category of goods or services. Find your classes with Class Assist.
Add the Comprehensive Trademark Search and, if the office refuses your mark for a conflict we missed, the refile is on us. Read the terms →Outside the US? The USPTO requires a US-licensed attorney. Yours is included in the flat fee.
How long
From search to registered, across all 50 states.
Most US trademarks move on the USPTO's standard timeline. Here is what to expect.
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Within one business day
Attorney check
We search the USPTO register and an attorney reads your odds before you commit a dollar to filing.
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Week 1–2
Filed at the USPTO
We draft, classify, prepare your specimen, and file your application as your attorney of record.
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8–12 months
Examination
A USPTO examiner reviews your application, and we answer any procedural Office Action that comes back.
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12–18 months
Registered
With no refusal, your mark registers, the certificate issues, and you can use the federal ® symbol.
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Years 5–6, then 10
Maintenance & renewal
We track the Section 8 declaration of use and the 10-year renewals so your registration never lapses.
Filing in the US
Why filing in the US is different.
The rules that change how we search, draft and file for you. We handle every one of them.
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Rights come from use, but registration wins
Using a name gives local, unregistered rights only. A federal registration gives nationwide priority, the ® symbol and a public record that stops later filers.
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File before launch if you want to
An intent-to-use filing holds your date today. You show use later, once the USPTO allows the mark, with a specimen such as a product photo or a sales page.
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Foreign applicants need a US attorney
The USPTO requires anyone outside the US to be represented by a US-licensed attorney. Yours is named on the application and included in the fee.
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Examination takes months, not weeks
The first examiner letter arrives about six to eight months after filing. Procedural objections are answered as part of the fee; a substantive refusal is quoted before any work.
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A 30-day opposition window
After examination the USPTO publishes the mark in the Official Gazette. Anyone with an earlier right has 30 days to object. We watch the window for you.
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Keep it alive after registration
A short declaration of use is due between years 5 and 6, and renewal at year 10. We diary both and remind you a year ahead.
Lead attorney
Paul Ditmyer
US Attorney, licensed in Florida
USPTO counsel of record
View profile
Your attorney runs the check, the drafting and every USPTO letter with you, from the first search to the certificate and the maintenance filings after it.
Get started
Start with a free trademark search.
An attorney checks your name, then sends your filing quote. About 3 minutes.
Your Customer Success Team
A dedicated team that owns your matter from start to finish.
Every GTC client gets a dedicated Account Manager and a Senior Account Manager who learn your business and stay with you from first email to final filing. They are named people who pick up the phone and already know your matter, so every step moves forward without delay.
Your Account Manager
Your day-to-day point of contact, who coordinates every matter, keeps things moving, and already knows your file. They have your full history, so you start every conversation where the last one left off.
Your Senior Account Manager
Senior oversight on strategy and escalations, stepping in as your needs grow, so every important detail stays on track.
A named person, on email or a call, at every step.
Which route
File with an attorney, or file it yourself?
You can file pro se at the USPTO. But the numbers favour counsel, and a refusal costs more than the filing did. Here is the honest comparison.
What mattersWith a GTC attorneyFiling it yourself
Clearance searchWith GTC: An attorney knockout search before you fileYourself: No search. Conflicts surface after you have paid
Who signs the filingWith GTC: A US-licensed attorney, named on your applicationYourself: You file pro se, without counsel
Office ActionsWith GTC: Procedural Office Action responses includedYourself: You respond yourself, or hire counsel by the hour
Registration oddsWith GTC: Attorney-represented marks register at about 60%Yourself: Self-filed applications register at about 46%
What you payWith GTC: A flat fee, every line shown up frontYourself: Less upfront, with a higher risk of a costly refusal
Registration rates reflect USPTO data on represented versus pro-se applications.‡ Talk it through on a free call →
In their words
Rajat has expertly guided me through the process of registering my company in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and more. Currently, he is safeguarding my business interests on a global scale. His dedication and expertise are unmatched.
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US trademark questions, answered straight
What founders ask before they file
Our attorney fee is $200 for the first class and $85 for each additional class. USPTO government fees and the processing fee are shown separately in your estimate. Your written quote confirms the total before you accept and pay.
If you are based outside the United States, the USPTO requires a US-licensed attorney to represent you. US residents are not required to use one, but applications drafted by counsel clear examination far more often. Every GTC US filing is prepared and signed by a US-licensed attorney.
Filing happens within one to two weeks of your attorney check. The USPTO currently takes about 8 to 12 months to a first examiner action, then 3 to 6 months to registration if there are no objections. Most marks register in 12 to 18 months end to end.
The USPTO issues an Office Action explaining the refusal. Procedural refusals are handled with arguments, evidence, or amendments as part of standard prosecution support. Substantive refusals need separate legal work, $200 to $475 depending on complexity. We quote it in writing before it starts.
Yes. The USPTO allows an Intent-to-Use application when you have a genuine intent to use the mark in commerce. You file a Statement of Use with a specimen once you are selling, and your attorney guides the timing so your filing date is protected.
Yes. If you are based outside the United States, the USPTO requires a US-licensed attorney. GTC includes that representation in every US filing, so you do not need to find separate counsel. We also coordinate filings worldwide when you want protection beyond the US.
About 40% of US applications draw at least one Office Action. The most common refusal is likelihood of confusion with an existing mark, followed by merely descriptive refusals, specimen problems, and overly broad descriptions. A knockout search and attorney-drafted goods or services description can prevent many avoidable refusals. Counsel-represented applications register at about 60%, compared with 46% for self-filers.‡
Search first, then file once the name is settled. Choose a distinctive mark, cover the classes you actually sell in, and keep records of first use. Do not use the ® symbol before registration, ignore an Office Action deadline, or assume company formation protects the brand name. It does not.
Free guides
Read before you file
Filing from outside the US
What foreign applicants need, including the US-counsel rule, before the application goes in.
Find your classes
Describe what you sell and Class Assist maps it to the right Nice classes.
What counts as a specimen
Accepted and rejected examples for goods and services, straight from USPTO practice.
US filing guide
Timeline, fees, and who can file, in one page.
If you get an office action
The refusal types, the 3-month clock, and how a response is built.
Protect your brand, nationwide
Start with a free US lawyer's check.
A US-licensed attorney reviews your brand, checks the USPTO register for conflicts, and maps your fastest route to a registered federal trademark. No payment, no obligation.
More markets
Also protect your brand beyond the US.
The same team files your trademark worldwide on one account. File directly in another market:
European Union
United Kingdom
China
India
Canada
Australia
Japan
Germany
France
South Korea
Spain
Italy
Brazil
Mexico
UAE
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Hong Kong
TaiwanFiling in several at once? One Madrid application reaches 130+ territories
Attorney advertising. The information on this page is for general informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. Use of this site does not create an attorney–client relationship. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
- * Attorney representation.
- Every US trademark application filed through GTC is prepared and filed by a US-licensed attorney who appears as counsel of record on the USPTO application. Foreign-domiciled applicants are required by USPTO rule to be represented by a US attorney.
- † USPTO filing fees.
- The USPTO charges $350 per class of goods or services, paid directly to the US government and passed through at cost. A 5% payment-processing fee applies to government fees paid through us (about $17.50 per class), itemized separately before you pay. Government fees and refund treatment across every service we offer are governed by our Refund & Credit Policy.
- § Procedural Office Actions.
- Standard procedural Office Action responses (specimen replacements, identification clarifications, disclaimer requirements, minor amendments) are included in the new-filing service fee. Substantive refusals, including §§ 2(d) likelihood of confusion and 2(e) descriptiveness, are $200 to $475 depending on complexity, quoted upfront before any further work begins. See scope of work for the full breakdown.
- ‡ Refusal & success statistics.
- Roughly 40% of US trademark applications receive at least one Office Action, and likelihood-of-confusion (Section 2(d)) is the most common refusal, affecting about one in five applications (USPTO trademark statistics, 2023–24). Applicants represented by counsel register at materially higher rates than self-filed applicants, about 60% versus 46% across a study of ~5.4 million applications (D. Gerhardt & J. McClanahan, “Do Trademark Lawyers Matter?”).
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