Your brand name, protected properly.
Trademark Virtue prepares and files federal trademark applications for US business owners — searched before it is filed, classified correctly, and tracked through to registration by people who answer their email.
- Search before we file
- Fixed fees, stated up front
- You approve the wording
Case status
NORTHBOUND COFFEE
Class 30 · Roasted coffee beans
- Application filedSerial 98/412,660
- Examiner assignedLaw office 118
- Published for opposition30-day window
- Registration certificateIn progress
- 1,400+
- Applications prepared
- 48 hrs
- Typical preparation time
- 45
- Nice classes covered
- 4.7/5
- Average client rating
What we do
Everything a US brand needs, in one place
Federal Trademark Filing
Your application classified, drafted and filed with the USPTO, with goods and services written to survive examination.
From $99 + USPTO feeLearn moreComprehensive Trademark Search
Federal, state and common-law clearance with a written risk report, so you find the problem before you spend on packaging.
From $199 standaloneLearn moreFree Trademark Search
A no-cost knock-out check of the federal register, with a straight answer about whether your name is worth filing.
From FreeLearn moreOffice Action Response
A refusal is not the end of your application. We prepare the response, with the legal argument and evidence the examiner needs.
From $249Learn moreTrademark Renewal & Maintenance
Registrations are cancelled for missed maintenance filings more often than for anything else. We docket yours and file on time.
From $249 + USPTO feeLearn moreBrand Monitoring & Surveillance
Registration does not police itself. We watch the register and the marketplaces and tell you the moment something similar appears.
From $99 per yearLearn moreCopyright Registration
Register the work itself — artwork, photography, written content, software, video — and unlock statutory damages.
From $129 + gov. feeLearn moreFiling an Extension
Not trading yet but your Notice of Allowance has landed? An extension keeps your priority date alive while you get to market.
From $149 + USPTO feeLearn moreTwo more services
Proof of commerce filings and digital piracy takedowns — plus what every package covers, side by side.
Why us
The difference is what happens before we file
Not sure whether your name is even available? Send it over and we will run a knock-out search at no cost and tell you what we find — including when the answer is that you do not need us.
Check my name freeA real search, not a green tick
Our clearance covers federal, state and common-law sources. A filing service that only checks for exact matches is selling you a false sense of safety.
You approve the wording first
The description of goods is the part that decides whether your application survives examination. You see it and sign off before anything is filed.
Fixed prices, stated up front
Our fee and the government fee are shown separately so you know exactly what you are paying and to whom. No mid-process surprises.
Deadlines that get diarised
Most brands that lose a registration lose it to a missed maintenance filing. We docket every deadline and remind you well ahead of it.
Process
How we handle your filing
- 01
Search
We check the register for anything that would block you, and tell you honestly if the name is a problem.
- 02
Classify and draft
The right Nice class, and a description of goods written the way examiners expect to read it.
- 03
File
Nothing is submitted until you have approved the exact wording. Then we file and send you the receipt.
- 04
Track to registration
Updates at every milestone, and a warning before any deadline that carries consequences.
Pricing
Straightforward pricing, no surprise line items
Essential
One mark, one class, where you already know the name is clear.
$99+ USPTO fee
Government fee $350 per class, paid directly to the USPTO.
Start with EssentialWhat is included
- Preliminary USPTO knock-out search
- Nice class selection for your goods or services
- Goods and services description drafted to USPTO standards
- Application prepared and filed on your behalf
- Specimen and date-of-use review
- Email status updates through to publication
Professional
For brands going to market who want the risk checked before they commit.
$349+ USPTO fee
Government fee $350 per class, paid directly to the USPTO.
Choose ProfessionalWhat is included
- Everything in Essential
- Comprehensive federal, state and common-law search
- Written conflict and risk assessment report
- Multi-class guidance where your goods span classes
- Priority preparation, filed within two business days
- 12 months of trademark monitoring included
Complete
End-to-end handling from search through registration, office action included.
$699+ USPTO fee
Government fee $350 per class, paid directly to the USPTO.
Choose CompleteWhat is included
- Everything in Professional
- Response prepared for one non-substantive office action
- Statement of Use preparation when your mark allows
- Dedicated case manager on email
- 36 months of trademark monitoring included
- Registration certificate handling and renewal docketing
Client satisfaction
What brand owners say
Questions
The things people ask before they file
If you are based in the United States you can file yourself or use a preparation service like ours. Foreign-domiciled applicants are required by rule to be represented by a US-licensed attorney. We are a preparation and filing service, not a law firm, and we say so plainly — if your situation calls for legal advice we will tell you.
For a smooth application, commonly nine to fourteen months from filing to registration. Examination alone typically begins six to nine months after you file. An office action or an opposition extends that. Your priority date, however, runs from the day you file.
The government sets its own filing fee per class of goods or services, paid directly to the USPTO and separate from what we charge. It is not refundable if your application is refused, which is exactly why the search and classification work matters.
Usually yes, and you may already hold common-law rights in the areas where you trade. Registration converts that into nationwide priority, a public record, the ® symbol and a far stronger position against copycats and marketplace infringers.
You receive an office action explaining why. Many refusals are procedural and are answered as a matter of routine. We prepare responses as a separate service, and one non-substantive response is included in our Complete package.
Yes. A word mark and a design mark are separate applications. Most brands start with the word mark because it protects the name however it is styled, then add the logo when the design itself carries value.
Protect your brand before someone else does
Start with a free knock-out search. Send us the name and what you sell, and Trademark Virtue will tell you plainly whether it is worth filing.