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Trademarks Fees A.Certificate of Registration of a Trade Mark or Service Mark$50I.Certificate of Renewal of a Collective Mark$50J.Application for Registration of a Certification Mark$50K.Application for Certificate of Renewal of a Certification Mark$50L.Plain Copy$408 more rows

A trademark is always connected to the specific goods or services sold to customers with that trademark. You can't register a word, phrase, symbol, or design as a trademark without specifically identifying the goods or services being used.

Common law trademarks are free and do not require any paperwork or forms. There is no way to register a name trademark for free because you will always have to pay at least a small fee that covers the costs of examining and processing your trademark application. There is no way to get a federal trademark for free.

Trademark abandonment, in general terms, occurs when a mark owner discontinues use of the mark with no intent to resume use. Nonuse for a period of three years creates a presumption of abandonment. Abandonment also occurs when the mark owner takes action that causes the mark to become generic.

Once you own a trademark registration, you must do a few important things to maintain that registration and keep it alive. First, you must use your trademark in commerce. Additionally, you must file certain documents at regular intervals to show that you're continuing to use your trademark.

In this context, use means offering your product or service under that brand to the public. Registering your trademark will not prevent anyone from identifying your brand or mentioning your name in various venues. As long as they do not sell your product or a similar product under your brand, there is no ?use.?