Plain-English tool helps US small businesses describe goods and services in USPTO-accepted wording

Small businesses filing a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) often describe their products in their own words. That can add cost. The USPTO charges a surcharge per class for free-form descriptions instead of entries from its ID Manual.

AutoTrademarks.com turns a two to six sentence description of a business into a filing-ready USPTO application package. Goods and services are drawn from the ID Manual where possible, and any custom wording is flagged before filing so the applicant can see the effect on fees. The package also covers the declarations, a fee summary with effective dates, and step-by-step filing instructions.

"People are often surprised that the words they choose for their products can change the government fee," said Susan, AutoTrademarks.com. "We show which wording comes from the ID Manual and which does not, and we never pad a specification."

Applicants domiciled outside the US need a US-licensed attorney to file. In that case the package is prepared as a starting file for the attorney the applicant chooses.

AutoTrademarks.com is software, not a law firm. It does not give legal advice and does not promise registration.

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Media contact: Susan, AutoTrademarks.com