The United States of America: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$725 for one class, plus US$675 for each further class. The United States of America is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to the United States of America through an international registration. The United States of America is a leading import market for cosmetics and cleaning (class 3) and fuels and lubricants (class 4). It is also one of the world's leading exporters of chemicals (class 1) and medical apparatus (class 10).
Figures by trademark class count branded goods only: raw commodities that are traded mostly without brands - such as gold bars, fuel, bulk chemicals, grain and fabric by the metre - are left out. Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are left out of the rankings, as much of their trade is re-exported.
In colour: goods where United States of America is among the world's 10 largest exporters, or has at least 5% of world exports. In grey, for comparison: its next-largest shares.
Goods where United States of America is among the world's 3 largest exporters, has at least 15% of world exports, or that make up at least 25% of its own exports - of at least US$500m a year.
Our estimate is about US$725 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$350 in official fees and about US$375 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class costs about as much again (US$675). Responses to office actions and oppositions are not included. These are estimates only: the actual cost depends on the law firm and the application. Request a quote from a law firm on this site for an exact price.
The United States of America is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to the United States of America through an international registration. WIPO's fee to designate the United States of America is CHF 460 for one class (about US$552) and CHF 920 for two classes, on top of WIPO's basic fee for the international application.
The United States of America's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are electronics and software (class 9, US$658.4bn), vehicles (class 12, US$383.4bn), machines (class 7, US$302.9bn), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$177.0bn), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$115.4bn), furniture (class 20, US$72.9bn), medical apparatus (class 10, US$68.7bn), lighting, heating and cooking appliances (class 11, US$51.8bn), metal goods (class 6, US$43.9bn) and games, toys and sports goods (class 28, US$42.6bn). Within its region, it stands out for cosmetics and cleaning (#1 in North America), fuels and lubricants (#1 in North America), pharmaceuticals (#1 in North America), metal goods (#1 in North America), machines (#1 in North America) and hand tools (#1 in North America). Imports are growing fastest for vehicles (8% a year), medical apparatus (7% a year) and cosmetics and cleaning (7% a year). Foreign applicants filed 301,922 trademark classes in the United States of America in 2024 - #1 in North America - a sign of how many brand owners already protect their marks there.
The United States of America's exports of goods came to US$1,897.8bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were crude oil (US$123.7bn, 7% of its exports, #3 in the world), refined petroleum products (US$112.7bn, 6% of its exports, #1 in the world), natural gas and LPG (US$84.7bn, 4% of its exports, #1 in the world), cars (US$62.0bn, 3% of its exports, #6 in the world), vaccines, blood products and biologics (US$50.2bn, 3% of its exports, #2 in the world), jet engines and gas turbines (US$49.8bn, 3% of its exports, #1 in the world), integrated circuits (chips) (US$48.6bn, 3% of its exports, #5 in the world), vehicle parts (US$42.1bn, 2% of its exports, #4 in the world), aircraft, helicopters and spacecraft (US$39.1bn, 2% of its exports, #1 in the world) and packaged medicines (US$37.2bn, 2% of its exports, #4 in the world). By trademark class, its 10 largest exports were electronics and software (class 9, US$228.0bn, #5 in the world), machines (class 7, US$213.3bn, #3 in the world), vehicles (class 12, US$143.2bn, #5 in the world), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$93.8bn, #2 in the world), medical apparatus (class 10, US$56.7bn, #1 in the world), chemicals (class 1, US$26.5bn, #1 in the world), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$23.7bn, #2 in the world), rubber and plastics (class 17, US$23.0bn, #3 in the world), metal goods (class 6, US$20.4bn, #3 in the world) and coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$17.8bn, #2 in the world). Where goods are made and exported, copies are often made too: a registered trademark there lets you act against counterfeits at the source, including with the help of customs.
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