Federal Trademark Registration - $594 + $275 USPTO Filing Fee = $869. Trademark Registration typically takes between 6 months and 1 year to complete. Upon successful registration, the applicant is entitled to use the ® symbol after their text or logo. The "Registered" symbol is a public acknowledgement that the text or logo preceding the symbol is granted national use of the term in a particular category.
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Utility Patent - $2,840 + $545 USPTO Fee = $3,395 - The utility patent is the most common patent application filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The purpose of filing a utility patent is to protect the functionality of an invention. It is important to remember that a utility patent protects an invention for 20 years against any sort of patent infringement. Read more...
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Provisional Patent Application - $782 + $110 USPTO Filing Fee = $892. Provisional patents are often referred to as "Temporary Utility Patents". A provisional patent grants you "Patent Pending" status for up to one year from the date of filing. It is imperative that a utility patent be filed before the expiration date of the provisional patent, or references to the provisional (and it's earlier filing date) will be lost.
Patent and Prior Art Search - $488 - The patent search is the first step in the patenting process. While it is certainly not required (and can be done on one's own), it is strongly recommended that a professional patent search be conducted to provide an accurate gauge of product patentability and existing prior art knowledge.
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