Protection for Florida Start-Ups on a Budget
Many Florida businesses and entrepreneurs from Tampa, St. Petersburg, and elsewhere find that, when it comes to protecting their branding and Intellectual Property, it makes the most sense to start out with a Florida State Trademark. They’re more affordable and easier to obtain than Federal Trademarks, although they don’t offer quite as much coverage.
Starting at
$350 plus filing fees
Our Florida State Trademark Service Includes:
- .Conducting and reviewing the records of the Florida Department of State and running a limited internet trademark search.
- Drafting an availability letter based on the search result.
- Consultation up to thirty (30) minutes limited to Client’s request for legal services and related information regarding the proposed mark, background information on trademarks, trademark searching, and the Florida Department of State application process. Response to general trademark questions and the trademarks search results (“Trademark Consultation Services”).
- Preparation and filing of Client’s trademark application online. Post filing monitoring of Client’s trademark application.
Our Attorney reviews each request to ensure we do not have a conflict of interest with any other client before accepting any new client. Prices are our good faith estimates based on projects we have completed in the past. We reserve the right to decline any project for any reason. No Attorney-Client relationship is formed until we have a written agreement with any client indicating as such.
Submit an Order Request
Once we receive your order, our office will contact you to perform a conflict check, get more details, and schedule a time for you to speak with our Attorney. This is a no-obligation order.
Discuss Scope of Project
Our Attorney will go over the scope of the project and answer any initial questions you may have.
Engagement Agreement
We will send you an engagement agreement with the scope, pricing, and any other details you may have discussed with our Attorney.
What’s the Difference Between State and Federal Trademarks?
- Florida State Trademarks have a faster turnaround time, while Federal Trademark Registration can sometimes take over a year to register.
- State Trademarks don’t cost as much to register as Federal Trademarks.
- A Florida State Trademark will only provide coverage within the State’s borders. Federal Trademarks provide coverage nationwide.
- State Trademarks allow you to use the “TM” or “SM” suffix. Federal Trademarks allow for the “®” symbol.
- Federal Trademark protections are stronger overall, and allow for some enforcement across social media. They are preferable to State Trademarks, budget permitting.
Why Should I Hire FL Patel Law’s Tampa Bay Trademark Attorneys for My Florida State Trademark?
While the process is less intense than registering at the federal level, registering a Florida State Trademark still calls for a certain level of education in Trademark law.
When an experienced attorney handles your Florida State Trademark filings on your behalf, it greatly increases your chances of successfully registering.
It’s also an essential part of making sure that you don’t incur any potential liability, or waste valuable time and money with rejected filings.
FL Patel Law’s Tampa Bay Trademark Attorneys, based in the St. Pete-Tampa area, work hard to ensure that your Florida State Trademarks are as bullet-proof as possible, and we can also help you maneuver around any delays or roadblocks that come up during the process.
There’s no reason to take on the risks that come with going it alone. After all, hiring a lawyer can sometimes ultimately be the less expensive option when you account for all the different fees that can come with missed or incorrect filings.
What Protections does a Florida State Trademark Offer?
A Florida State Trademark is an excellent place for businesses in locations like St. Pete, Tampa, Bradenton, and other places in Florida to start protecting their intellectual property. It won’t prevent you from obtaining a Federal Trademark through the USPTO later on, and in fact, can even make the process easier in some circumstances. This is a great way to defend against potential infringement coming from other local businesses, and helps lay the foundation for protecting against a wider audience in the future once your business has grown to the point where it needs a Federal Trademark.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are you a law firm?
Unlike many businesses and websites selling legal services, FL Patel Law PLLC is a bona fide law firm. This means that you’ll have a lawyer with actual legal expertise supporting you during your federal trademark registration — you won’t have to settle for anything less like you would with other non-attorney trademark registration services.
Will I work with an attorney?
Yes — from start to finish, our lawyers will support you every step of the way. We make ourselves available to our clients whenever possible so that you can benefit from our knowledge and experience. Our attorneys have successfully registered many trademarks for businesses across multiple industries — check them out on our trademark page here.
How does the federal trademark registration process work?
The trademark process, at both the state and federal levels, is more complicated than most people realize. Many of our clients want some insight into that process, which is why we have an article explaining it for you here.
How do you offer such affordable prices? What’s the catch?
The catch is that there are too many law firms — and non-attorney businesses offering trademark registration services, for that matter — that nickel and dime their clients every chance they get. Flat-fee services allow us to offer affordable prices that our competitors are either unable or just unwilling, to match.
How long will it take for me to receive my federal trademark?
Both state and federal trademarks typically take about nine months to register. Thousands of applications are processed every day, however, and your specific timeline may vary based on the workloads faced by state and federal agencies.