DFI & USPTO Forms Library

The default entity for new Wisconsin small businesses. The 2021 Wisconsin Act 258 rewrote Ch. 183 effective April 2022; these forms reflect the current statute. Anchor Filings can prepare and file every form in this category — LLC formation starts at $159.

For-profit business corporations — the entity type used for venture-backed startups, multi-shareholder businesses, and S-Corp elections. Anchor Filings forms Wisconsin corporations for $249.

Wisconsin nonprofit and other nonstock corporations. State formation is separate from federal 501(c)(3) status — you file with DFI first, then apply to the IRS. Anchor Filings forms nonprofit corporations for $149.

Wisconsin limited partnerships (LPs) with at least one general partner and one limited partner. Common for real estate investment, private funds, and family wealth structures.

Wisconsin general partnerships (GP) and limited liability partnerships (LLP). LLPs are common for professional service firms — law, accounting, architecture.

Traditional Wisconsin cooperatives organized under Chapter 185 — agricultural, consumer, worker, and other member-owned businesses.

Wisconsin's newer cooperative entity form (Ch. 193) — modeled on the Uniform Limited Cooperative Association Act, popular with worker-owned and value-added agricultural cooperatives.

Informal Wisconsin nonprofit groups (clubs, neighborhood associations, social organizations) that operate without incorporating.

Wisconsin common law / business trusts — a legacy structure occasionally used for estate planning, real estate holdings, and certain investment vehicles.

Cross-entity-type transactions: converting an LLC to a corporation, domesticating a foreign entity into Wisconsin, or merging two or more entities. These multi-chapter forms work across Ch. 178, 179, 180, 181, and 183.

Wisconsin state trademark and trade name registrations are managed through the DFI online portal. Note: Wisconsin state registration is much narrower than federal USPTO trademark protection — consider federal trademark protection for nationwide rights.

Current IACA standard UCC forms (July 2023 revision). Accepted by every US state filing office, including Wisconsin DFI.

2011 revision IACA forms — still accepted by Wisconsin DFI but slowly being phased out as filers move to the 2023 revision.

As of January 2024, all new trademark applications are filed through the USPTO's Trademark Center, which replaced the legacy TEAS Plus and TEAS Standard forms.

Filed after the USPTO sends a refusal, inquiry, or other procedural action. Most refusals are answerable — Anchor Filings handles Office Action responses for $299.

For applications filed before the mark is actually used in commerce. After the USPTO approves the mark and issues a Notice of Allowance, you have 6 months to file a Statement of Use (extendable up to 36 months).

After registration, federal trademarks require a Section 8 declaration between years 5-6, a combined Section 8 & 9 renewal between years 9-10, and every 10 years thereafter. Missing these deadlines cancels the registration.

Petitions to revive abandoned applications, requests to the Director, letters of protest, and other special-relief filings.

Change of correspondence address, attorney appointment, withdrawal, voluntary amendments, and other housekeeping forms.

New post-registration proceedings created by the 2021 TMA. Used to challenge registrations where the mark was never used or was not in use on the registration date.

Other post-registration filings — surrender, division of a registration into multiple registrations.

Trademark assignments, owner name changes, and other transfers of title are recorded through the USPTO Assignment Center.

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board hears oppositions, cancellations, and appeals of refusals. All Board filings go through ESTTA (Electronic System for Trademark Trial and Appeals).

For US owners seeking international trademark protection through WIPO via the Madrid Protocol, and for international holders seeking US extension.

Cover sheets and transmittals that go on top of a new patent application. Patent Center is the USPTO's e-filing system.

Inventor declarations and substitute statements required to complete a patent application.

The Application Data Sheet (ADS) is the master metadata form for every nonprovisional application. The Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) discloses known prior art.

Solo inventors and small businesses qualify for fee reductions through Small Entity and Micro Entity status. Substantial discounts — Micro Entity pays roughly 25% of large-entity fees.

Appoints a registered patent attorney or agent and manages the correspondence address on file.

Request for Continued Examination, extension petitions, and revival petitions for abandoned applications.