Our Fees
Here at McDaniels Law our main aim is always to provide our clients with honest, straightforward and cost-effective expert legal advice. We are top ranked as intellectual property specialists by both Chambers and Legal 500 and we are proud that our pricing is extremely competitive as against other specialist firms.
In respect of litigation work (including oppositions and invalidity actions), we aim to offer fixed fees for initial correspondence with the other side (often referred to as a cease and desist letter). Beyond that it is usually not possible to offer fixed fees due to the bespoke nature of any litigation however we will always discuss fees with you, and will continue to do so throughout each stage of your case. As mentioned, our hourly rates are extremely competitive by comparison to other expert intellectual property firms. We do not have expensive city centre offices and work hard to keep our overheads as low as possible to ensure that you will be able to access expert, top ranked intellectual property advice at the best rates possible.
For non-contentious work we aim to offer clients a fixed fee so that you know the costs you are likely to be facing. These fixed fees cover all of our trade mark and design registration and portfolio management services. We can also offer fixed fees on international registrations but please contact us for more information on this. We also generally aim to agree a fixed fee for the initial drafting of any commercial agreements. The amount of these fixed fees depends on exactly what you require but they are comprehensive and competitive and the fee levels for trade mark and design filings and renewals are set out in our fee documentation. If you would like to request a copy of the same please email legal@mcdanielslaw.com but most of our basic fixed fee structures for registrations and renewals of trade marks and designs are set out below.
TRADE MARK FEES
SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR UK TRADE MARKS, EUROPEAN COMMUNITY TRADE MARKS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE MARKS
UK TRADE MARKS
| Form/Description | Official Fee | Our Fee (Excluding VAT) |
| TM3/Application in One Class | £170 | £495 |
| Each Additional Class | £50 | £100 |
| TM3A/Addition of class during Prosecution | £50 | £100 |
| TM5/Requesting Statement of Grounds of the Registrar’s Decision | £100 | £200 |
| TM7/ Filing Notice of Opposition | £200 | TBA |
| TM8/ Filing Counter Statement | £200 | TBA |
| TM9/ Extension of time on an application | £100 | TBA |
| TM9c/ Request to enter/extend the cooling off period | nil | TBA |
| TM11/ Renewal of trade mark registration | £200 | £400 |
| Each additional class | £50 | £100 |
| Late payment | £50 | £100 |
| TM12/ Request to divide application | £100 | £400 |
| Each resulting application | £200 | £200 |
| Each extra class, if the application has more than 1 class | £50 | TBA |
| TM13/ Request for restoration and renewal of registration removed from register for non-payment of renewal fee | £100 | £450 |
| TM16/ Application to register a change of proprietor | £50 | £200 per mark |
| TM17/ Request to merge applications or registrations | nil | £250 |
| TM21/ Request to change the details of an application or registration | nil | £250 per mark |
| TM22/ Notice to surrender a registration | nil | £350 |
| TM23/ Notice of partial surrender of specification of goods/services | nil | £350 |
| TM24/ Application to record a registerable transaction other than an assignment or licence | £50 | £350 per mark |
| TM25/ Alteration of a registered mark | nil | £400 |
| TM26/ Application for a declaration of invalidity/ revocation/rectification | £200 | TBA |
| TM27/ Application to intervene in proceedings | nil | £500 |
| TM31 Request for information about Registration Marks Certificates | £20 | TBA |
| TM33/Request to appoint or change agent or enter address for service | nil | £250 per mark |
| TM35/ Filing regulations regarding use of collective or certification marks | £200 | £550 |
| TM36/Application to amend regulations governing use of certification or collective mark | £100 | £550 |
| TM50/Application to register a licence | £50 | £350 per mark |
| TM51/Application to remove or amend a licence | £50 | £350 per mark |
| TM53/Request to proceed to evidence rounds | nil | £250 |
| TM54/Notice of giving evidence | nil | £250 |
| TM55/Notice of Appeal to Appointed Person | nil | £400 |
EU TRADE MARKS
| Form/Description | Official Fee | Our Fee (Excluding VAT) |
| Application (one class) | €850 | £800 |
| Application (two classes) | €900 | £150 |
| Application (three classes) | €1050 | £100 |
| Each extra class | €150 | £100 |
| Claiming a priority | £150 | |
| Claiming additional priorities | £100 per priority | |
| Opposition | €320 | TBA |
| Alteration of representation of a trade mark | €850 | £750 |
| On-line renewal in one class | €850 | £750 |
| Renewal fee for second class | €50 | £200 |
| Renewal fee for third class | €150 | £150 |
| Renewal fee for fourth and subsequent classes | €150 | £150 |
| Additional fee for late payment of renewal fee | 25% of renewal fee subject to a maximum of €1500 | £400 |
| Application for Revocation or declaration of invalidity | €630 | TBA |
| Appeal | €720 | TBA |
| Fee for resitutio in integrum | €200 | £500 |
| Fee for conversion of a mark into a national trade mark application | €200 | £500 |
| Assignment, etc. | TBC | £550 per mark |
| Licence recordal | €200 (£135) per mark, not to exceed a total of €1000 (£675) | £550 per marl |
| Licence cancellation | €200 per mark, not to exceed a total of €1000 | £550 per mark |
| Alteration of mark | €200 | £450 |
| Uncertified copies or extracts | €10 | £100 |
| Certified copy or extract | €30 | £100 |
| Fee for inspection of files (minimum) | €30 | £100 |
| Fee for filing International Application at the office | €300 | TBA |
| Fees for Collective Marks | TBC | TBA |
| Renewal Basic | €3,000 | TBA |
| Registration Basic | €1,800 | TBA |
INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS (MADRID PROTOCOL)
| Description | Official Fee | Our Fee (Excluding VAT) |
| Basic fee for applying for International Registration on the basis of a UK trademark in up to 3 classes at WIPO* |
120 SFr 653 (TBC) | £900 |
| UKIPO handling fee | £40 | TBA |
| Fee if Reproduction is unclear | SFr 903 | |
| Additional fee for 4th class and any further classes | SFr 100 | £175 per class |
| Additional fee for each designated state | £195 | |
| Claiming a priority | £195 | |
| Claiming additional priorities | £100 per priority | |
| Renewal in up to 3 classes | SFr 653 | £995 |
| Additional classes | SFr 100 | £100 per class |
| Surcharge for late payment, per fee | 50% | £150 |
| Basic fee for taking over representation upon national objection | TBC | £450 |
| Transfer of International Registration (total or partial) | SFr 177 | TBA |
| Change of name, address of holder of International Registration | SFr 150 | TBA |
| Recordal of licence | SFr 177 | TBA |
| Certificates | SFr 125 | TBA |
| Subsequent designation for designated state | TBC | £700 |
| Additional fee for each designated state | TBC | £195 |
| *use WIPO fee calculator to confirm official fees. | ||
DESIGN FEES
SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR UK REGISTERED DESIGNS AND EUROPEAN COMMUNITY REGISTERED DESIGNS
UK REGISTERED DESIGNS
| Description | Official Fee | Our Fee (Excluding VAT) |
| Application to register a design; online format (single application) | £50 | £320 |
| Application fee to register up to 10 designs; online format | £70 | £150 per design |
| Application fee to register 10 subsequent designs; online format | +£20 (£90 total) | £150 per design |
| Request for Statement of Grounds of decisions | £65 | £300 |
| Application for invalidation or cancellation of registration | ||
| (a) Proprietor cancellation of design | nil | £450 |
| (b) Invalidation of registered design | £48 | £500 |
| Sending Certificate | – | £100 per design |
| Request for extension of time to complete application for registration of design | ||
| (a) Extension 1 month | £18 | £100 |
| (b) Extension 2 months | £36 | £100 |
| (c) Extension 3 months | £54 | £100 |
| Extend / review period of protection for UK Registered Design | ||
| (a) 2nd period renewal* | £70 | £400 |
| (b) 3rd period renewal* | £90 | £450 |
| (c) 4th period renewal* | £110 | £500 |
| (d) 5th period renewal* | £140 | £550 |
| Register assignment, licence or mortgage of UK Registered Design | nil | £600 |
| Request for alteration of name | nil | £250 |
| Application to publish 1 or more designs | £40 | TBA |
| Request for correction of error | nil | £250 |
| Application for restituto in integrum for Registered Design | £120 | TBA |
| Fee for restoring a registered design | £120 | £450 |
| Request for search amongst UK registered designs | £25 | £250 |
| Request for certified copies | ||
| (a) sealed by Registrar | £22 | £200 |
| (b) stamped by Registrar | £16 | £200 |
COMMUNITY REGISTERED DESIGNS
| Description | Official Fee | Our Fee (Excluding VAT) |
| Application for Community Register Design | €230 | £550 |
| Additional fee (for 2-10 designs) | €115 | £150 per design |
| Additional fee (for 11 or more designs) | €50 | £90 per design |
| Publication | €120 | NIL |
| Additional fee (for 2-10 designs) | €60 | NIL |
| Additional fee (for 11 or more designs) | €30 | NIL |
| Deferred publication | €40 | NIL |
| Additional fee (for 2-10 designs) | €20 | NIL |
| Additional fee (for 11 or more designs) | €10 | NIL |
| Application for invalidity of a Community Registered Design | €350 | TBA |
| Appeal | €800 | TBA |
| First Renewal* | €90 | £400 |
| Second Renewal* | €120 | £450 |
| Third Renewal* | €150 | £500 |
| Fourth Renewal* | €180 | £550 |
| Copy of App/Extract (uncertified) | €10 | TBA |
| Copy of App/Extract (certified) | €10 | TBA |
| Sending Certificate | – | £125 |
*Fee is per design renewal, but discounts are available for bulk renewals.
