- Transparent flat fees · Attorneys with 25+ years of combined trademark experience
Twin Cities Trademarks is based right here in downtown St. Paul. Come in for a face-to-face consultation, or handle everything by phone and video like our clients across the state do — either way, trademark protection for St. Paul businesses without the hourly clock or the upsell.
From the med-tech companies anchoring Medical Alley to the financial firms, packaged goods brands, and manufacturers built downtown, the businesses shaping this city depend on a name customers and partners can trust — and that trust is exactly what a trademark protects.
Device names, platform names, and product lines built in one of the world’s deepest med-tech talent pools need protection before they show up in a distributor agreement or an FDA submission.
Firm names and service brands are often the entire product in professional services — a registered mark is one of the cheapest forms of insurance a firm headquartered downtown can buy.
Product names, packaging design, and can or label art all qualify for protection — and in a metro this dense with packaged goods companies, an unregistered name is a name anyone can adopt next.
Product lines and component brands built in the metro’s manufacturing base need protection before they show up in a customer contract or a competitor’s catalog.
With more than a dozen colleges and universities in the city, startups spinning out of campus research benefit from locking in a name early — before it appears in a grant application or a licensing deal.
As the seat of state government, St. Paul is home to consultancies and contractors whose name and reputation matter in a small, relationship-driven market — worth protecting like any other asset.
Plenty of downtown firms will bill by the hour for a trademark filing. Twin Cities Trademarks doesn’t — you get the same flat-fee structure our clients across Minnesota get, plus the option to sit down with someone in person if that’s how you’d rather work.
We search the USPTO database and common-law use for conflicts before you spend a dollar on filing — the step most DIY filers skip.
A short phone or video call to pick the right filing basis and class of goods or services for your business.
We prepare and file your application with the USPTO under our firm’s Customer Number and monitor it through examination.
If the USPTO raises questions, we respond on your behalf. Once approved, you own a registered federal trademark.
Licensed Minnesota attorneys
Yes. Unlike our clients in other parts of Minnesota, St. Paul businesses can come into our downtown office for a face-to-face consultation. You can also handle everything remotely by phone and video if that's easier — the flat-fee pricing is the same either way.
Mainly the billing model. Many full-service firms bill trademark work by the hour, which can turn a straightforward filing into an unpredictable invoice. We quote a flat fee upfront for the search, filing, and standard office action responses, so you know the cost before you start.
Timelines are set by the USPTO and vary by filing volume and whether the application is questioned during examination. We'll give you a realistic estimate on your strategy call rather than a generic number.
That's exactly what the clearance search is for — catching conflicts before you file, so you're not stuck rebranding a business a year in.
Free initial consultation, entirely by phone or video. No trip to the Twin Cities required
