On this episode of Finding Your Frequency, your hosts, Chris Budihas and Jaclyn Baker, sit down and tunes in to conversations with some of the best and brightest creators, influencers, and entrepreneurs that Jacksonville has to offer. Today, Chris and Jaclyn brings Chris DeMassa of TradeMark Express.
We have been the only trademark service, attorneys too), to offer step-by-step research. This includes: A) the preliminary Federal trademark USPTO search for free, B) the Federal and State trademark search for $300, the C) the first-use, Common Law search for $300. We analyze each step with access to any of our 12 trademark attorneys, before going to the next search. IF blocked, then the client can replenish their $800 fee and rollover to salvage the remainder of their fee, to start over with a new name. When clients pick our Premium Package for $800, they get the application for 1/2 price for $200. Thus, the $800 fee = $300 + $300+ $200.
Our many attorney clients who just need the comprehensive clearance legal research, can order 1 search at a time, or our Start-Up Package for only $600.
This very unique common sense approach has saved our clients millions of $ over the decades. Yes, it is more to explain, but more in the best interests of our clients who, IF blocked, don’t need more research. Just roll it over to a new name.
This ideal for people who have a brainstorm idea for a catchy slogan in their sleep. They have no interest in honing a legally clear name because they are definitely doing their business. They’re not. Our way , they can just order 1 step at a time.
We have always found it odd in 32 years we haven’t ever seen another trademark service or attorney follow this same approach. Really odd when you consider it can take an hour to custom write each of the differing research strategies needed for the A) Trademark search, and B) the Common Law search. The trademark search is deeper, because trademark law is broader in sound, appearance and meaning, than the common law search which is a much narrower search.