Services
The full trademark lifecycle, handled
Nine services covering everything from the search you run before choosing a name to the renewal you file ten years after registration. Take one, or hand Defend Your Trademark the whole file.
Federal Trademark Filing
Your application prepared, classified and filed with the USPTO, with the goods and services drafted to survive examination.
From $149 + USPTO feeCLEARANCE · FULLComprehensive Trademark Search
A federal, state and common-law clearance search with a written risk assessment, so you find the conflict before the examiner does.
From $199 standaloneWATCH · ACTIVETrademark Monitoring
Ongoing surveillance of new filings and marketplace listings, with alerts while the opposition window is still open.
From $99 per yearSEC 8 · 15 · 9Trademark Renewal & Maintenance
Section 8, 15 and 9 filings tracked and prepared on schedule, because a missed maintenance deadline cancels the registration outright.
From $249 + USPTO feeRESPONSE · 3 MOOffice Action Response
A refusal is not the end of the application. We read what the examiner actually objected to and respond inside the deadline.
From $249 for non-substantive refusalsSOU · 1(b)Statement of Use
The filing that converts an intent-to-use application into a registration once your brand is actually in commerce.
From $199 + USPTO feeEXT · 6 MOExtension Request
More time on an intent-to-use application or an office action deadline, filed before the window closes.
From $149 + USPTO feeUSCO · TX/VACopyright Registration
Registration of your creative work with the US Copyright Office, which is what unlocks statutory damages and the right to sue.
From $129 + $65 government feeDMCA · 512(c)DMCA & Piracy Takedowns
Properly drafted takedown notices for stolen content, counterfeit listings and copycat storefronts.
From $149 per noticeNot sure which
Start with where you actually are
Most people arrive at one of four points. Find yours and it tells you what to buy.
I have a name in mind but have not launched
Start with a comprehensive search. It costs a fraction of a rebrand, and it is the only step that can still save you money at this stage.
I am already selling under the name
File the application. You have use in commerce, which means you can file under Section 1(a) and skip the Statement of Use entirely.
The USPTO sent me something I do not understand
That is an office action or a Notice of Allowance, and both have deadlines. Forward it — the assessment is free and tells you which it is.
I already have a registration
Check your Section 8 date and put monitoring on it. A registration nobody watches is a registration nobody enforces.
Next step
Find out whether your name can be registered
Send us the mark and what you sell. Defend Your Trademark runs the preliminary search and comes back with a straight answer — including when the answer is that you should pick a different name.