Who We Help — Small Businesses
Your name is your business. Make it yours legally.
Flat-fee trademark services for small business owners and Main Street entrepreneurs who need to lock in their business name, protect their logo, and own their brand without hourly billing surprises.
Why It Matters
Registering your business is not
the same as owning your name.
Most small business owners assume that forming an LLC or registering a trade name with the state gives them ownership of their business name. It does not. State registrations are administrative records, not trademark rights. Another business in a different state — or even the same state under a different structure — can use your name commercially and you may have no legal standing to stop them without a federal trademark registration from the USPTO.
Madison Trademark Solutions secures your business name at the federal level so that your brand is legally yours in all 50 states. Flat-fee pricing means you know exactly what it costs before you start. Direct attorney access means no paralegal chain when a question or deadline comes up. And a simple, four-step process means protection does not require putting your business on hold to figure out the law.
What Brings Small Business Owners Here
You built this business. Own the name that goes with it.
Small business owners invest years building a name customers trust. Protecting that name legally is a one-time decision with permanent consequences. These are the situations Main Street entrepreneurs bring to us most often.
Protect My Business Name
I need to protect my business name before someone else files the same trademark and forces me to rebrand everything I have built.
My LLC Isn't Enough
I registered my LLC and bought my domain, but I have been told that is not the same as owning my name. I want to make it legally mine nationwide.
File with the USPTO
I want to file my trademark officially with the USPTO so I have a federal registration and the legal standing to protect my business name in court if I ever need to.
Protect My Logo
I need to protect my logo and storefront branding, not just my business name, before I invest more in marketing and signage around my visual identity.
Renew My Trademark
My trademark registration is coming up for renewal and I do not want to lose the protection I worked to establish because I missed a maintenance deadline.
Stop a Local Competitor
Another business in my area started using a name very similar to mine and customers are already confusing us. I need to understand my rights and what I can do about it.
Office Action Help
I received an office action from the USPTO and do not know how to respond. I filed myself and am worried I will lose my application if I handle it wrong.
Ongoing Monitoring
I want ongoing monitoring so I am notified if someone in my industry files a trademark that conflicts with mine before the situation becomes a legal problem.
Not sure where to start? Let's talk it through.
A free 1-on-1 consultation with Armani. No hourly billing, no commitment required.
Why Small Business Owners Choose Us
Real trademark protection. Without the big-firm price tag.
Small business owners deserve the same legal quality that large corporations receive. Flat-fee pricing, direct attorney access, and focused IP expertise put serious brand protection within reach for any Main Street business.
Flat-Fee Pricing
Every service is priced upfront. You know exactly what trademark protection costs before you commit. No hourly billing, no invoice surprises, no unexpected charges when the examiner asks a follow-up question.
Direct Attorney Access
You work directly with Armani throughout the entire process. No paralegals, no intake coordinators, no voicemail chains. The attorney who files your application is the one who answers your questions.
IP Concentration
Trademark and copyright is all we do. A J.D. concentration in Intellectual Property means your business name is not a side matter in a general practice. It is the only kind of work we take on.
Plain-Language Guidance
Trademark law does not have to feel like a foreign language. Armani explains every step, every decision, and every option in terms that make sense for a business owner who is not a lawyer and should not have to be.
Services for Small Businesses
Everything you need to own your business name.
Flat-fee trademark services most relevant to small business owners, from clearing your name before you commit to it through filing, maintenance, and enforcement if someone else moves in on your territory.
Trademark Services
Business name, logo, and storefront brand protection. Federal registration that gives you exclusive nationwide rights to the name your customers know you by.
- Go/No-Go SearchFederal, 50-state, and common law clearance with a written legal opinion before any filing fees are spent$450→
- Standard FilingClass selection, filing, attorney of record, and procedural office action coverage included$750 + USPTO fee→
- Premium + MonitoringEverything in Standard plus 1 year of trademark monitoring and quarterly watch reports$950 + USPTO fee→
- Trademark RenewalSection 8 declarations, Section 15 incontestability filings, and 10-year renewal handled on your behalfContact for pricing→
- Office Action ResponseProcedural and substantive USPTO office action responses drafted and filed on your behalfFrom $500→
- Cease & DesistStop a local or regional competitor using a confusingly similar name with a formal legal demand letter$650→
Copyright Services
Protect the original content your business produces: website copy, marketing materials, photography, and creative work that competitors should not be able to copy and use.
- Creative Work ProtectionRegister your website copy, marketing materials, photography, and original business content with the USCO$300 + USCO fee→
- DMCA TakedownRemove your content from competitor websites, social media accounts, and platforms using it without permission$350→
- Infringement ResponseFormal legal action when a competitor copies your original business content or marketing materialsFrom $650→
- Work for Hire AdvisoryConfirm your business owns the logo, website, and content created by designers and freelancers you hired$300→
Not sure which service you need to protect your business name? Book a free consultation and we will figure it out together.
Book a Free ConsultationHow It Works
From first call to federally protected name.
A clear, four-step process designed for business owners who need to protect their name without putting their business on hold or learning trademark law from scratch.
Book a Free Consultation
Schedule a 1-on-1 call with Armani to walk through your business name, your current situation, and exactly what it takes to protect the brand you have built.
Clearance Search
We run a comprehensive federal, state, and common law search to identify any conflicts with your name. You receive a written legal opinion on risk before a single dollar goes toward filing fees.
Filing & Prosecution
We prepare and file your application with the USPTO, select the right class for your business, and handle any questions or office actions the examiner sends back during the review process.
Registration & Protection
Your registration is confirmed and your certificate delivered. Your business name is now legally yours in all 50 states, and we are available to handle renewals and any enforcement situations that arise down the road.
Ready to make your business name legally yours? Start with a conversation.
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The Attorney
The attorney who makes trademark protection accessible to every business owner.
Armani Madison Estriplet founded Madison Trademark Solutions on a simple premise: serious IP protection should not require a large corporate budget or a law firm that treats small businesses as afterthoughts. With a J.D. concentration in Intellectual Property, she handles the full trademark process for small business owners from clearance through registration and renewal, with plain-language explanations at every step and a direct line to the attorney doing the work.
"Small business owners put everything into their name. The legal side of protecting it is one decision, one process, and one filing. It should never be the reason a business loses what it spent years building."
Armani Madison Estriplet, Esq.Small Business IP FAQ
Questions business owners actually ask.
Straight answers to the trademark questions that come up most in conversations with small business owners and Main Street entrepreneurs.