TEAS · STANDARD
Federal Trademark Filing
Your application prepared, classified and filed with the USPTO, with the goods and services drafted to survive examination.
A federal registration is what turns a name you use into a right you can enforce. It gives you nationwide priority from your filing date, the ® symbol, a listing in the USPTO database that deters copycats before they launch, and standing to act against infringers and against sellers on Amazon, Etsy and Shopify.
Most applications that fail do so for reasons that were visible before filing: the wrong class, goods and services written too broadly, a specimen that shows the mark as decoration rather than as a brand, or a conflict sitting in plain sight on the register. We deal with all four before your application leaves our hands.
What is included
Knock-out search
We check the federal register for identical and closely similar marks in your class before anything is filed, so you find out about an obvious blocker while you can still change course.
Class selection
There are 45 Nice classes and picking the wrong one is expensive — filing fees are not refundable. We map what you actually sell to the right class, and tell you when your goods genuinely span two.
Goods and services drafting
Wording that is too vague gets refused; wording that is too narrow leaves gaps a competitor can walk through. We draft the description against the USPTO Acceptable Identification Manual.
Specimen review
For use-based applications we check your specimen shows the mark on the goods or in connection with the services the way an examiner expects, before it becomes a refusal.
Filing basis
We confirm whether you file under Section 1(a) for a mark already in commerce or Section 1(b) intent-to-use, and what each path means for your dates.
Status updates
Email updates at each stage — filing receipt, serial number issued, examiner assigned, publication, and any office action — so you are never guessing where your case sits.
How it works
- 01
You send us the brand details
The mark itself, who owns it, what you sell under it, and when you first used it in commerce. One online form, roughly ten minutes.
- 02
We search and classify
We run the knock-out search, select the class, and draft the goods and services description. If we find a conflict, you hear about it before you spend the filing fee.
- 03
You approve the draft
You see the exact wording and classification that will be submitted, and confirm the owner details and dates are correct.
- 04
We file with the USPTO
The application is submitted and your serial number comes back the same day. From there we track it and tell you what happens next.
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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.