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So in short, registration (which guards you against poaching) costs $2K - $3K. Poaching of trademarks rarely ever happen. But, it's better to be safe than sorry

So in short, registration (which guards you against poaching) costs $2K - $3K. Poaching of trademarks rarely ever happen. But, it's better to be safe than sorry. So you have to decide on your own whether the cost is worth it.

woodpile 16y ago
$2-3k? Um, sure, if you want to pay an attorney to do something that anyone can do. From uspto.gov: "The application filing fee for the TEAS form is $325 per class of goods and/or services, while the TEAS Plus is $275 per class, but has stricter filing requirements, than the regular TEAS form." I've got several trademarks registered. Takes a few minutes to select the appropriate class and a few more to register the mark. No sense in paying an attorney and we're in agreement that it should be done. That name "insurance" can be worth a lot.
- srgseg 16y ago
  Agreed, it's really easy to do it yourself. Two areas of possible confusion: specifying the 'Goods and Services' description and the 'Class', e.g. 'IC 042' for 'Computer services'. Just do some searches at http://www.uspto.gov/ebc/tess/index.html http://www.uspto.gov/ebc/tess/index.html for trademarks in the same general market as you, and copy the class they use. E.g. this is the 37 Signals Basecamp trademark: http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4001:f1miab.2.4 http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4001:f1...