How much to trademark a business name
The USPTO page How much does it cost? puts the base application fee at $350 for each class of goods or services. Two classes cost $700, because the fee is charged per class.
The base application fee
The USPTO charges $350 for each class of goods or services in an application. Each added class adds another $350, so the total grows with the number of classes.
The base fee applies when the application meets the requirements. The USPTO fee information page lists extra fees for applications that are incomplete or custom.
Extra fees that raise the price
The USPTO fee page lists three surcharges, each charged per class:
- $100 when the application has insufficient information.
- $200 for using the free-form text box instead of the ID Manual.
- $200 for each extra 1,000 characters in the free-form text box beyond the first 1,000.
Fees after filing
An intent-to-use applicant pays $150 per class later, when filing an amendment to allege use or a statement of use. An extension of time to file a statement of use costs $125 per class. Reviving an abandoned application costs $250.
Keeping the registration alive
The USPTO requires maintenance filings at regular intervals to show the mark is still in use. Fees are per class.
| Filing | Fee per class | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Five-year declaration (Section 8 or 71) | $325 | Between the fifth and sixth years after registration |
| Five-year declaration with incontestability | $575 | Same window |
| 10-year renewal with a five-year declaration | $650 | Between the ninth and 10th years, then every 10 years |
| Stand-alone Section 15 incontestability | $250 | Filed on its own |
A late filing in the grace period adds $100 per class for the five-year declaration and for the 10-year renewal. The grace period is six months after each deadline. Missing it cancels or expires the registration, according to the USPTO page Keeping your registration alive.
State trademark fees in Texas and Florida
A state registration is separate from the federal one. Texas charges $50 per class to apply on Form 901 and $25 per class to renew on Form 902. The Texas Secretary of State says a registration expires after 5 years unless it is renewed in the last 6 months.
Florida charges $87.50 per class to register a state trademark or service mark, according to its Division of Corporations guidelines.
For the Texas side of naming, see Texas business name rules and fees.
Where trademark fees sit beside formation costs
A federal trademark fee goes to the USPTO, and a state mark fee goes to the state office. Registering an entity name is a separate filing, described in registering a company name with a state. The kinds of protection are compared in the four ways to protect a business name.
How per-class pricing works
A class is a category of goods or services. The USPTO sets the base fee for each class you include. An application with goods in one class and services in another pays for both. That is why the USPTO fee page gives $700 as the figure for two classes.
Intent-to-use applicants pay more later. The $150 per class fee for an amendment to allege use or a statement of use comes on top of the $350 base. The $125 extension fee applies only if more time is needed to file the statement of use.
Deadlines that carry fees
The first maintenance filing is due between the fifth and sixth years after the registration date. The first renewal is due between the ninth and 10th years, and then every 10 years. Each deadline has the six-month grace period, and a late filing adds $100 per class.
Texas runs on a shorter clock. Its registration expires after 5 years unless it is renewed in the last 6 months of that term.
What the state fee buys
Texas charges $50 per class and Florida $87.50 per class, both lower than the USPTO base fee of $350. The lower price covers a mark registered only at the state level.
The order fees arrive in
A first-time applicant pays the base fee when filing. Extra fees come with the application only if it is incomplete or custom. Intent-to-use fees come later, at the statement of use. Upkeep fees start between the fifth and sixth years after registration.
How much to trademark a business name: more questions
Does Florida register federal trademarks?
No. The Florida Division of Corporations guidelines say Florida registers marks at the state level only, and federal registration is a different agency.
Next: the four ways to protect a business name, registering a company name with a state and Texas business name rules and fees.
7 official sources
- USPTO, How much does it cost?, retrieved November 12, 2026.
- USPTO, Trademark fee information, retrieved November 12, 2026.
- USPTO, Keeping your registration alive, retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Texas Secretary of State, Form 901, trademark application, retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Texas Secretary of State, Form 902, trademark renewal, retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Texas Secretary of State, Trademarks FAQs, retrieved November 12, 2026.
- Florida Division of Corporations, Trademark/Service Mark Registration Guidelines, retrieved November 12, 2026.