`data/trademark.json`

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{
  "mark": "ABRAMS",
  "owner": "Steven Abrams (individual, USA)",
  "owner_alias": "Agent Abrams",
  "filing_basis": "1(a) use in commerce OR 1(b) intent-to-use",
  "filing_routes": [
    {
      "type": "USPTO TEAS Plus — DIY (cheapest)",
      "url": "https://teas.uspto.gov/forms/initial-application",
      "fee_per_class_usd": 250,
      "notes": "TEAS Plus requires you to pick goods/services from the USPTO ID Manual exactly (no free-text). Cheapest; takes ~10-14 months to register."
    },
    {
      "type": "USPTO TEAS Standard — DIY with custom wording",
      "url": "https://teas.uspto.gov/forms/initial-application",
      "fee_per_class_usd": 350,
      "notes": "Allows custom goods/services wording. Use if your business doesn't fit the ID Manual."
    },
    {
      "type": "USPTO Trademark Search (free, do FIRST)",
      "url": "https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/search/search-information",
      "fee_per_class_usd": 0,
      "notes": "Search ABRAMS in every relevant class BEFORE filing. Common surname — likely many prior registrations. Confirm yours is distinctive in your classes."
    },
    {
      "type": "LegalZoom (assisted DIY)",
      "url": "https://www.legalzoom.com/business/intellectual-property/trademark-overview.html",
      "fee_per_class_usd": 599,
      "notes": "Bundles filing + basic search. Not a law firm — they won't argue with USPTO examining attorneys on your behalf."
    },
    {
      "type": "Trademark Engine",
      "url": "https://www.trademarkengine.com/",
      "fee_per_class_usd": 199,
      "notes": "Low-cost form-filler. Same caveat as LegalZoom — not a law firm."
    },
    {
      "type": "Gerben IP (full-service attorney, recommended)",
      "url": "https://www.gerbenlawfirm.com/trademarks/trademark-application/",
      "fee_per_class_usd": 950,
      "notes": "Flat-fee attorney filing including conflict search + office action responses. Best ROI when the mark is high-value or contested."
    }
  ],
  "recommended_classes": [
    {
      "class": "9",
      "title": "Software, electronics",
      "wording": "Downloadable computer software for business intelligence, lead management, project dashboards, and CRM; downloadable mobile applications for accessing curated industry news and personal-finance tools.",
      "reason": "Covers AbramsOS, Abrams Panel, AgentAbrams build-in-public, Butlr AI dialer, and any future SaaS / mobile apps under the Abrams brand."
    },
    {
      "class": "16",
      "title": "Paper goods, printed matter",
      "wording": "Printed publications, namely, newsletters, magazines, books, and brochures in the fields of design, technology, real estate, household services, and business intelligence.",
      "reason": "Covers Abrams Report (Drudge-style news aggregator) + future print expansion."
    },
    {
      "class": "35",
      "title": "Advertising, business services",
      "wording": "Business consulting services; lead generation services; online business directory services featuring professionals in the fields of law, medicine, design, real estate, and trades; advertising services, namely, promoting the goods and services of others via a website.",
      "reason": "Covers lawyers.agentabrams.com directory, doctor / professional-directory, NPH/installers, ad-signals rolodex, and the Abrams Panel lead-capture surface."
    },
    {
      "class": "41",
      "title": "Education, entertainment",
      "wording": "Entertainment services, namely, providing a website featuring photographs, videos, audio recordings, podcasts, and articles in the fields of design, news commentary, and personal entrepreneurship; providing online non-downloadable videos featuring business commentary.",
      "reason": "Covers mp3.agentabrams.com, videos.agentabrams.com, AgentAbrams build-in-public publishing, Abrams Report news commentary, podcasts."
    },
    {
      "class": "42",
      "title": "SaaS, technology services",
      "wording": "Software as a service (SaaS) featuring software for business intelligence dashboards, lead management, CRM, household-rights management (warranty, receipt, recall tracking), AI-powered telephone agents, and project management; design and development of websites for others.",
      "reason": "Covers AbramsOS (household rights OS), Abrams Panel, Butlr AI-dialer SaaS, Designer Wallcoverings sister sites (build-for-others side)."
    }
  ],
  "total_diy_cost_5_classes_usd": 1250,
  "total_attorney_cost_5_classes_usd": 4750,
  "common_law_status": "You acquire common-law trademark rights in any state where you use ABRAMS in commerce — TODAY, already. Federal registration just makes those rights nationwide + enforceable + worth real money on exit.",
  "domain_status": {
    "agentabrams.com": "owned + live (umbrella, mp3 + lawyers + sdcc-analysis + butlr subdomains)",
    "abrams.com": "UNAVAILABLE (registered to Abrams Books, NYC publisher — DO NOT contest, different class but expensive fight)",
    "abramsai.com": "check via /domain-check",
    "theabramspanel.com": "check via /domain-check",
    "abramsempire.com": "check via /domain-check"
  },
  "next_actions": [
    "1. Run a FREE USPTO TMSEARCH on ABRAMS in classes 9, 16, 35, 41, 42 — link above.",
    "2. If clear in your classes, file TEAS Plus on classes 35 + 42 first (most active commercial use): $500 DIY.",
    "3. Backfill classes 9, 16, 41 in month 6-12 as the Panel + Report + media side launches.",
    "4. Set up USPTO TEAS account at https://my.uspto.gov BEFORE filing — required.",
    "5. Consider attorney filing via Gerben IP if conflict search returns prior ABRAMS marks in your classes."
  ],
  "updated_at": "2026-05-14"
}