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Trademarkia Reviews & Complaints: What Customers Are Really Saying

A thorough, fully-sourced roundup of negative reviews and recurring complaints about Trademarkia.com — organized by theme, with links to every original source so you can read them yourself.

Last reviewed: June 2026 · Independent research summary · Not affiliated with Trademarkia
About this page. This is an independent summary of publicly posted customer reviews and complaints. The statements quoted below are the opinions and personal accounts of individual reviewers describing their own experiences — they are not verified findings of fact. Some are paraphrased from platform summaries; verbatim quotes are marked and attributed. Experiences vary widely, and Trademarkia also has a large volume of positive reviews (see "The other side"). Always read the original sources, confirm current pricing and terms directly with the company, and consult a licensed trademark attorney before deciding.
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Ratings snapshot across platforms

Sentiment is sharply split by platform. On complaint-oriented sites the ratings are low and the same handful of issues repeat; on high-volume solicited-review platforms the average is high.

1.6/5
PissedConsumer
(8 reviews)
"Scam"
Reddit r/TRADEMARK
(user thread)
1★ ×4
Archived Facebook
reviews
Mixed
BBB profile
(accredited 2016)
4.7/5
Shopper Approved
(~5,957 reviews)

Documented 1-star reviews (verbatim)

The following are actual customer reviews, originally posted to Trademarkia's own Facebook page and archived by a trademark attorney before Trademarkia disabled Facebook reviews. They are reproduced here as written ([sic] errors preserved).

"Charging to abandon an application?" ★☆☆☆☆

"Another company challenged my trademark (even though no one had filed for it), and so they asked if I wanted to abandon the trademark filing — I said that would be fine — they wanted another $500 to do that. Will not use again." — Customer review, originally on Trademarkia's Facebook page; archived by iRegisterTrademarks (TM-I Blog)

"Costs are a moving target" ★☆☆☆☆

"When I first started to file my trademark with them, their customer support told me it's gonna cost about $599 — now they charged me about $800 and still asking for more. If I don't pay more money I will not get my trademark filed!!! Their customer support told me if you won't pay go do it yourself!!! Not recommended at all!!!" — Customer review, archived by iRegisterTrademarks (TM-I Blog)

"Months to file an application" ★☆☆☆☆

"Very very bad service. It's been 7 weeks now, they haven't filed my trademark. No one takes any action or responsibility or accountability. Please stay away from this." — Customer review, archived by iRegisterTrademarks (TM-I Blog)

"They are crooks" ★☆☆☆☆

"They are crooks. They kept charging me when I did not give permission to proceed and still did not produce a tradematk [sic]. When I tried to call regarding the threats of payment or they would send to collections, no one would speak to me. Do not use this company." — Customer review, archived by iRegisterTrademarks (TM-I Blog)

"Broken forms" ★★★☆☆

"I thought this was a competent company until I went to enter Israel as another country… online forms are the main thing that Trademarkia does [and they didn't work properly]." — Customer review (3-star), archived by iRegisterTrademarks (TM-I Blog)

The most common complaints, by theme

1. Hidden fees & "moving-target" pricing

The single most frequent theme. A low advertised price that grows through add-ons, "processing" charges, and steps that appear only after payment begins — sometimes with the threat that filing won't proceed unless more is paid.

  • Headline price reported climbing from ~$599 to ~$800+
  • $500 charge just to abandon an application
  • Multi-step charges layered on after checkout begins
Reviewers "frequently complain about poor customer service, hidden fees, and misleading practices… upselling, multi-step charges, and automatic enrollment in a trademark monitoring service." — Summary of reviews, PissedConsumer (1.6/5)

2. Automatic enrollment in recurring services

Multiple reviewers report being signed up for ongoing trademark-monitoring or renewal services they say they did not knowingly choose, then billed on a recurring basis — and finding it hard to cancel.

  • Recurring payments set up on a one-time filing
  • Charges that continued "without permission to proceed"
  • Difficulty identifying or stopping the subscription

3. Refunds denied / collections threats

Reviewers report refund requests refused, and at least one describes being threatened with collections over disputed charges while being unable to reach anyone by phone. (Note: government USPTO filing fees are generally non-refundable industry-wide, which compounds the friction.)

4. Slow filing & missed expectations

Accounts of applications sitting unfiled for weeks with "no action or responsibility," despite filing being the core service.

5. Poor / unresponsive customer service

Slow responses, difficulty reaching a person, and feeling unsupported through the confusing USPTO process.

Independent reviews describe "unexpected fee increases, poor customer service, and delays in filing trademark applications," with the service characterized by some as "non-responsive and incompetent." — Trademarkia review roundup, iRegisterTrademarks (TM-I Blog)

6. Website / form errors

Reviewers note bugs in the online forms that are "the main thing Trademarkia does," including a since-corrected country-map error.

More serious individual allegations

Some accounts go beyond service complaints. A widely-read Reddit thread alleges retaliatory conduct after a payment dispute:

"Trademarkia is truly a scam and malicious. The day PayPal gave me a refund, a lawyer at Trademarkia filed a 3rd-party IP complaint to Amazon against my product." — Reddit, r/TRADEMARK: "Tradmarkia is more than a scam, it is unethical and can be illegal" (individual user's unverified account)

This is one person's account and has not been independently verified. It is included because it reflects the kind of serious allegation prospective customers encounter when researching the company. Nothing here should be read as an established statement of fact about Trademarkia's conduct.

A common point of confusion: "not a law firm"

Several reviewers and commentators stress that Trademarkia is a private DIY filing service, not a government agency and not your attorney. U.S. trademarks are registered through the USPTO, and you can file directly. Critics argue customers sometimes pay premium private fees for steps they could handle themselves or via a flat-fee attorney — and that, when an application is opposed, Trademarkia cannot represent you.

The other side (for balance)

In fairness, the picture is polarized, not uniformly negative. On the high-volume platform Shopper Approved, Trademarkia carries roughly 4.7 out of 5 across nearly 6,000 reviews, with many customers praising ease of use and helpful staff. Trademarkia has also been BBB Accredited since 2016. Strongly negative ratings cluster on complaint-oriented sites (PissedConsumer, Reddit, archived Facebook reviews), where dissatisfied customers are most motivated to post, while solicited post-purchase reviews skew positive. Weigh the specifics of each review and treat both extremes with appropriate skepticism.

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Sources & further reading

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