You pay us to prepare your application right and have a licensed attorney review, sign, and file it. You pay the government its $350-per-class filing fee. We show both, separately, before you spend a dime — and because we use the USPTO's pre-approved wording, you skip the $200/class penalty most services quietly let you walk into.
Before you spend anything, see if your name has conflicts and find your correct filing category — we search 14M+ registered trademarks for free. Every plan below starts here, and your results carry over automatically.
Here's how it actually works. TradeMaker is the technology platform — the search tools, the guided questions, your dashboard. The legal work is real: every paid application is reviewed, signed, and filed by a licensed attorney at Melivate Group, and nothing is filed without that attorney's sign-off. One thing nobody can promise you: registration. The USPTO decides that ($350/class goes straight to them), and we'll always tell you honestly how your application looks.
Attorney-filed, done right
+ $350/class USPTO government fee (paid separately)
Everything you need to get filed correctly — plain-English guided intake, the right category, and a licensed attorney who reviews, signs, and files your application with the USPTO.
Includes
Faster prep + covered if the USPTO pushes back
+ $350/class USPTO government fee (paid separately)
Everything in Basic — attorney filing included — prepared on a rush timeline, with a deeper clearance report and formality Office Action responses already covered.
Includes
Full lifecycle — filing through registration
+ $350/class USPTO government fee (paid separately)
Everything in Standard, plus the post-filing work most services charge extra for: Statement of Use preparation for intent-to-use filings, a full year of monitoring, and priority handling by a dedicated specialist.
Includes
Everything each plan includes, side by side. All plans include the free class search.
| Feature | Basic | Standard | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI class selection (all 45 Nice classes) | |||
| Clearance search — 14M+ trademark records | |||
| Guided multi-step application intake | |||
| Specimen guidance & upload support | |||
| Filing basis selection (1a / 1b) | |||
| ID Manual-compliant goods/services | |||
| Pre-submission completeness review | |||
| Client portal & milestone alerts | |||
| Compliance University access | |||
| Preparation timeline | 3–5 business days | 1 business day | 1 business day |
| Comprehensive clearance report (federal + common-law) | — | ||
| Office Action response — formalities included | — | ||
| Cease & desist template library | — | ||
| Trademark monitoring included | — | 6 months | 12 months |
| Statement of Use (SOU) prep included — 1(b) filings | — | — | |
| Amazon Brand Registry enrollment support | — | — | |
| Priority queue + dedicated specialist | — | — | |
| Maintenance calendar (§8 / §8&9 reminders) | — | — | |
| Price | $199 | $299 | $499 |
Both the TradeMaker fee and the USPTO fee are shown. You pay each separately.
| Fee | Basic | Standard | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| TradeMaker preparation fee | $199 | $299 | $499 |
| USPTO government filing fee | $350 / class | $350 / class | $350 / class |
| Non-compliant description surcharge | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total — 1 class filing | $549 | $649 | $849 |
| Total — 2 class filing | $899 | $999 | $1,199 |
The $350/class USPTO fee is a federal government charge. It applies regardless of who prepares your application and is paid directly to the USPTO — not to TradeMaker.
Beyond the core filing — priced individually. Attorney-led services are handled by our partner firm, Melivate Group.
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Additional class (same application) | $350 / class |
| Statement of Use (1(b) filings) | $99 + $150 / class |
| Office Action response — formalities | From $149 |
| Office Action response — substantive | Quote |
| Trademark monitoring | From $99 / yr |
| International filing (Madrid Protocol) | Quote |
| Attorney consultation / legal opinion | Quote |
“Quote” items are scoped case-by-case. USPTO government fees (e.g. $350/class, $150/class Statement of Use) are federal charges paid directly to the USPTO.
Every plan includes
Honest fine print
A licensed trademark attorney at Melivate Group. They personally review your application, sign it, and file it with the USPTO as your attorney of record. Our system will not let a filing go out without that sign-off — it is a hard rule, not a marketing line.
That is the federal government's fee for processing a trademark application. It goes straight to the USPTO — not to us — and everyone pays it no matter who prepares their filing. We just show it to you up front instead of surprising you with it later.
Basic gets you a complete, correct, attorney-filed application — great for most people. Standard adds rush turnaround, a deeper conflict report, and covers the most common USPTO pushback (formality Office Actions). Premium adds the after-filing work: Statement of Use prep, a full year of monitoring, Amazon Brand Registry support, and priority handling.
If your application describes your products in your own words instead of the USPTO's pre-approved wording, the government charges an extra $200 per category. We always use the approved wording, so you never pay it — on any plan.
You get one. Every filing is reviewed, signed, and filed by a licensed attorney at Melivate Group — that is included, not an upsell. If your situation turns out to be complicated (a likely conflict, a past refusal, international plans), we will tell you before you spend money, and the same attorneys can take it from there.
Longer than anyone likes: the USPTO usually starts examining 3–6 months after filing, and full registration typically lands 12–18 months out. We cannot speed up the government, but your dashboard tracks every step and we explain each milestone as it happens.
A non-final Office Action gives you 3 months to respond — and it is common, so do not panic. Formality fixes (descriptions, specimens, paperwork) are included in Standard and Premium, and from $149 on Basic. Substantive refusals are real legal work, and the Melivate attorneys handle those with a clear quote first.
Really free. No account, no card, no follow-up calls. Checking whether your name is even available should not cost anything — it is how every filing ought to start.