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Legal Service Fees

Trademark Packages

Basics

$1,850

  • Trademark Search
  • Informal search report
  • Preparation and filing of one federal trademark application (one class)
  • Government filing fees (one class @$350 per class)
  • Application monitoring and updates
  • Responses to non‑substantive Office Actions 
Adanced

$2,500

  • Comprehensive search (USPTO, international databases, internet, business names, domains)

  • Formal clearance opinion letter

  • Preparation and filing of one federal trademark application (one class)

  • Government filing fees (one class @$350 per class)

  • Application monitoring and updates

  • Responses to non‑substantive Office Actions

Five (5) or More Applications

$1,550 per 

  • Basic USPTO database search

  • Informal search report

  • Preparation and filing of one federal trademark application (one class)

  • Government filing fees (one class)

  • Application monitoring and updates

  • Responses to non‑substantive Office Actions

Additional Trademark Services (Fixed Fees)

Flat Rate Fees

  • Additional class in an application: $350 per class
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  • Statement of Use (SOU): $525 (includes filing fees)
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  • Extension to file SOU: $300 (includes filing fees)
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  • Section 8 & 15 Filings: $500–$800 (excludes filing fees)
Additional Trademark Services (Hourly)

$500 Hourly

  • Brand protection & counseling
  • Substantive Office Action responses
  • Trademark-related agreements (licensing, coexistence, assignments)
  • TTAB representation
  • Litigation & litigation support
  • Expedited services: +$100/hour

Copyright & Entertainment Services

Copyright Registration

$500

per application plus filing fees

  • Preparation and filing of one work
  • Up to 10 unpublished works as a group
  • Basic search and assessment
  • Office Action responses billed hourly
Additional Services

Hourly Rates

  • Copyright assessment
  • Assignments & drafting
  • Litigation support
  • Expedited services
  • Office Action responses
ENTERTAINMENT LAW SERVICES

% of Film Budget

  • Business strategy & entity formation
  • Copyright/Trademark clearances​
  • Creative talent agreements
  • Artist agreements
  • Talent releases (including NIL)
  • Production agreements
  • Licensing agreements (music sync, distribution, merchandising)

Patent Services

Provisional Patent Application

Hourly @$500/hr

  • Preparation and filing of provisional application, including at least one claim and relevant dependent claims

  • Coordination with draftsperson (drawing costs not included)

  • Preparation of filing documents

Non‑Provisional Patent Application

Hourly @$500/hr

  • Preparation and filing of non‑provisional application

  • Coordination with draftsperson (drawing costs not included)

  • Preparation of filing documents

Patent Office Action Responses

Hourly @$500/hr

  • Technical analysis of rejections
  • Legal argument drafting
  • Claim amendments
  • Examiner interview coordination
Additional Patent Services (Hourly)

$500 Hourly Rate

  • Patentability searches and clearance opinions
  • Infringement and freedom-to-operate assessments
  • Patent portfolio strategic management
  • Assignments and ownership recordation
  • Maintenance fee management

Additional Legal Services

Hourly rate billing at $500/hr
TRADE SECRET SERVICES
  • Counseling
  • Structuring trade secret protection programs
  • Drafting protective and restrictive agreements
LITIGATION SERVICES
  • Litigation support
  • Expert witness services
  • Litigation assessments
  • Patent invalidity/non‑infringement opinions
  • Settlement agreements (including licenses & assignments)
DUE DILIGENCE SERVICES
  • IP portfolio review & analysis
  • Risk mitigation across transactions
  • Freedom to Operate analysis
  • Infringement risk assessment
  • Clearance searches
  • Agreement review (licenses, assignments, employment)
  • Litigation & dispute analysis
  • Competitor IP assessment
  • Market impact analysis
  • IP audits
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