text: what is needed to get a trademark? i have a logo i want to trademark, how do i go about doing this.. i went to the trademark website and it truely looks like a nightmare! its really not as bad as you think. i assume you have gone here: http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm don't let the huge amount of data on these pages confuse you. to file for a trademark logo, direct your browser to this page: http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html and click on "apply for a new mark". then click on  "trademark/servicemark application, principal register" the filing fee for the teas form is $325 per class of goods and/or services, so essentially $325.  once you have completed this application, keep the contact phone #'s and email addresses to reach the departments that will be reviewing your application. the process can easily take up to 6 months, but the good news is that once you are in the system this will supercede anyone else from filing for a similar trademark. just stay on them. call/email at least monthly. as long as no one else previously has applied for this trademark or currently owns the trademark, go ahead and begin drawing up signage/letterhead/t-shirts,etc. don't wait 6 months, for the official approval.