How much does it cost to register a trademark?

Total costs vary by class count, filing basis, and whether you use counsel or a filing service. This worksheet is set up so you can plug in the fee assumptions for your own scenario instead of relying on one universal number.

What is a trademark class?

The Nice Classification system divides goods and services into 45 classes. You must file in each class where your mark is used, and each class usually adds to the total cost.

Do I need an attorney for trademark registration?

U.S. applicants can file pro se, but attorney assistance is often useful if you want a more carefully prepared application. Foreign applicants must use a U.S.-licensed attorney.

What are ongoing trademark maintenance costs?

Trademark maintenance filings are due on a statutory schedule and the fee depends on the filing form and class count. This worksheet treats maintenance as a separate input so you can model the total lifecycle cost.

How long does trademark registration take?

The timeline varies by filing basis, office actions, and whether there is an opposition. This worksheet focuses on budgeting rather than timing.

What is the difference between ™ and ®?

™ can be used by anyone claiming trademark rights without registration. ® is generally used after federal registration is issued. This worksheet does not decide trademark-use questions.

Trademark Registration Cost Calculator

Estimate trademark registration and maintenance costs by class using user-entered USPTO fees, attorney fees, search costs, and office-action assumptions.

Number of Classes1–45 Nice classes

Filing Type

Attorney FeesSearch, prep, filing

Trademark SearchComprehensive search

Office Action ResponseIf applicable

Sec 8/15 Maintenance (per class)Years 5–6

USPTO Filing Fees

$500.00

2 class(es) × $250.00

Initial Filing Cost

$2,500.00

Fees + attorney + search

Total Registration

$3,300.00

Including office action

10-Year Total

$4,350.00

Including maintenance

Planning notes, formulas, and examples

About the Trademark Registration Cost Calculator

This worksheet estimates the cash cost of filing and maintaining a U.S. trademark application. It combines the USPTO filing fee by class, attorney or filing-service fees, search costs, any expected office-action response work, and the first maintenance filing entered for each class.

Use it as a budget tool for the filing cycle shown in the calculator, not as a prediction that an application will register or that a response will be required. The useful part is seeing how quickly total cost changes when you add classes, choose a different filing type, or assume post-filing legal work.

When This Page Helps

A trademark budget usually has more moving parts than the filing fee alone. This page helps you compare a lean self-managed filing with a more fully supported filing plan, and it shows the difference between initial filing cost and the longer 10-year spend once maintenance is included.

How to Use the Inputs

Enter the number of trademark classes for filing.
Enter the USPTO filing fee per class.
Enter attorney fees for search, preparation, and filing.
Enter comprehensive trademark search costs.
Add any office action response costs.
View the total registration and 10-year maintenance costs.

Formula used

Initial Filing Cost = (USPTO Fee per Class × Number of Classes) + Attorney Fees + Search Cost
Total Registration Cost = Initial Filing Cost + Office Action Cost
10-Year Cost Shown = Total Registration Cost + (Section 8/15 Maintenance per Class × Number of Classes)

Example Calculation

Result: $4,350 estimated 10-year cost

USPTO filing fees are 2 × $250 = $500. Initial filing cost is $500 + $1,500 + $500 = $2,500. Adding an $800 office-action response brings the registration-stage total to $3,300. Maintenance at $525 per class for 2 classes adds $1,050, for a 10-year estimate of $4,350.

Tips & Best Practices

If you are unsure whether a second class is really needed, model both versions.
Keep search cost separate from attorney preparation if you want to compare a basic clearance search with a more comprehensive review.
Treat office-action cost as a scenario input, not a guaranteed fee.
The maintenance figure in this worksheet is entered per class, so make sure it matches the number of classes you expect to keep active.
This page does not price international filings, oppositions, or later enforcement work.
If a filing service bundles attorney review, search, and filing into one quote, put the quote in one field and zero out the others to avoid double counting.

What This Worksheet Covers

The calculator focuses on the filing and early-maintenance costs that are easiest to budget in advance: class-based USPTO fees, professional help, search spend, a possible office-action response, and the first maintenance filing entered per class.

Initial Filing vs. Lifecycle Cost

A low upfront filing cost does not always mean a low total cost. Adding classes increases the filing fee immediately and also increases later maintenance expense. Likewise, skipping search or attorney review may lower initial spend but can increase the risk of rework if the application runs into conflicts or drafting problems.

Costs Not Included

This page does not attempt to estimate opposition proceedings, appeals, foreign filings, assignment recording, licensing work, or infringement disputes. If your project may involve those stages, treat the result here as only the registration worksheet, not the full brand-protection budget.

Sources & Methodology

Last updated: March 28, 2026

Methodology

This worksheet adds the user-entered USPTO filing fee per class, attorney or filing-service fees, search costs, office-action response costs, and maintenance costs. It is meant to compare filing strategies and show how total cost changes when you add classes or assume later legal work.

The page is intentionally conservative. It does not predict registration approval, office-action outcomes, or whether a fee applies in a specific filing scenario. Those questions depend on the mark, the filing basis, and the actual USPTO record.

Sources

Trademark basics (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) — USPTO overview of the trademark application and maintenance process.
USPTO Fee Schedule (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) — Official fee schedule used for filing and post-registration assumptions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Total costs vary by class count, filing basis, and whether you use counsel or a filing service. This worksheet is set up so you can plug in the fee assumptions for your own scenario instead of relying on one universal number.