Our US Trademark Registration Legal Service: What It Covers
For a brand doing business in the US, its name, logo, and slogan are among its most valuable assets; a mark used without registration is open to someone else taking the same name and pushing you out of your own market. Yellow Law Group manages your trademark application from the clearance search to USPTO registration and post-registration maintenance: selecting the right classes, preparing the application, and responding to any office action are our responsibility.
We cover the registration process, the costs, and the attorney requirement for foreign applicants, step by step, in our US trademark registration guide.
The Critical Rule for Foreign Brand Owners: the US Attorney Requirement
The most important rule a person or company domiciled in Turkey must know when registering a trademark in the US is this: foreign-domiciled applicants must be represented before the USPTO by a US-licensed attorney. This requirement applies to a new application, a response to an office action, and maintaining the registration. So even if you file directly from Turkey, running the process with a US-licensed attorney is a legal requirement; this is the core role Yellow Law Group takes on.
The Registration Process and the Class System
US trademark registration consists of first searching whether the mark conflicts with existing registrations, then filing the application through the USPTO Trademark Center, the examining attorney's review, publication, and final registration. A mark is applied for by the classes of goods and services it will be used in; a separate government fee is paid for each class (starting at $350 per class as of 2026). Choosing the right classes determines both the scope of protection and the total cost.
The Madrid Protocol or Direct USPTO?
For entrepreneurs who want to protect a mark in multiple countries, there are two paths: a direct USPTO application or international registration through the Madrid Protocol. The Madrid Protocol allows protection in more than 120 countries with a single application; but if the USPTO issues an objection or refusal, a US-licensed attorney is again required from that point. Which path suits you depends on the markets where you will use your mark. To protect your brand together with your company and contract infrastructure, see our business contract service and our US company formation service.
Why Yellow Law Group?
Yellow Law Group serves from its headquarters in Plano (Texas), with offices in Chicago (Illinois), Irvine (California), Alpharetta (Georgia), and Fairfield (New Jersey). For foreign applicants, the US attorney requirement is not an obstacle but, handled correctly, an advantage: an experienced team prevents a refusal from the start with a clearance search and structures your application to secure the broadest protection. You can review our attorney profiles on our team page and schedule a free initial consultation through our contact page.
