Federal Registration Requirements. The cost of attaining a trademark varies depending upon the filing basis selected, and which initial application form is used.Registering your trademark with the US Patent and Trademark Office gives you additional legal protections for this valuable intellectual property. You must pay for all classes with your initial application. Georgia PATENTS is a Pro Bono Patent assistance program that helps under resourced inventors connect with patent practitioners to file a patent application. Preparing a patent application takes many hours (ie days of full-time work) and is extremely difficult to do. The extra cost pays for the time of an attorney. This website provides access to the Georgia trademarks and service marks registration database, and to the forms and instructions for the initial registration. In 1998, Plaintiff filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the Trademark, which was accepted and registered in 1999. You must pay for all classes with your initial application.