U.S. Trademark Services for International Brands

Legal fees cover the scope stated in the engagement. Government fees and third-party costs are separate and are billed at cost, never folded into a flat fee.

Government fees are USPTO electronic fees verified 2026-08-22 and may change. Current USPTO fee schedule ↗. Additional surcharges may apply, including a per-class fee where a free-form goods/services identification is used instead of the Trademark ID Manual, and a per-class fee for certain missing application information.

• —Attorney consultation and filing-strategy review
• —Applicant ownership, domicile, entity-type, and filing-basis review
• —Preliminary direct-hit USPTO search
• —Identification and classification of goods and services using standard USPTO language when appropriate
• —Application preparation and electronic filing
• —Docketing and routine status reporting
• —Review of routine USPTO correspondence and notice of material deadlines

Not included unless separately engaged

• —Comprehensive clearance opinion or common-law search unless selected
• —USPTO, WIPO, foreign-counsel, translation, legalization, investigator, or search-vendor charges
• —Substantive office actions, petitions, appeals, or TTAB proceedings
• —Evidence of acquired distinctiveness, declarations, surveys, or other evidentiary projects
• —Consent, coexistence, settlement, licensing, or assignment agreements beyond the quoted scope
• —Oppositions, cancellations, litigation, enforcement, or infringement analysis
• —Rush work or matters received close to a filing deadline

1. 01
   Request a conflict check
   Send the party names and a high-level description of the matter. Do not send confidential information before you are told the matter can be considered.
2. 02
   Complete the secure intake
   After clearance, provide the relevant foreign application, registration, specimen, or refusal documents through the secure exchange.
3. 03
   Receive scope and fee in writing
   A written scope and fee confirmation arrives before substantive work begins. Government fees are stated separately and at cost.
4. 04
   Review the prepared filing
   No filing is submitted without your authorization and confirmation of the underlying facts.

• 01Eric Adar Carver, Attorney at Law, California Bar No. 347496. Status is verifiable on the State Bar's own page.
• 02Sole practitioner. There is no professional corporation, partnership, or other entity, and no associate layer between your instructions and the person who files.
• 03Professional liability (malpractice) insurance is not currently carried. This is stated here rather than at signature, as Rule 1.4.2 requires it be disclosed in writing.
• 04No USPTO credentials are shared with foreign firms, vendors, or clients, and none are accepted from them.

Verify California Bar No. 347496 ↗

Trademark applications are examined by the USPTO. No lawyer can guarantee registration, timing, or outcome. “Starting at” fees reflect matters whose complexity cannot be determined until the relevant record is reviewed.

Eric Adar Carver is admitted to practice law in California. Admission to a state bar is what qualifies an attorney to represent applicants before the USPTO in trademark matters; it is not a limitation on where the applicant may be located.