The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced significant changes to trademark filing fees, which will take effect on January 18, 2025. The changes impact both new applications and post-registration maintenance fees, as well as several specific fees related to petitions, protests, and statements of use, and includes new fees related to insufficient application information and failure to prepare an application using the USPTO’s pre-approved identifications from its Trademark Identification Manual.
Key Changes to Application Fees
Retirement of TEAS Plus Applications
The USPTO previously had two different trademark filing “tiers” —TEAS Plus and TEAS Standard—whereby TEAS Plus had a $250 per class filing fee, and TEAS Standard had a $350 per class filing fee. The Office has now consolidated their forms into one “base application” with a fee of $350 per class filed under Sections 1 and 44 of the Trademark Act (applications filed based on use, intent to use, foreign applications, and foreign registrations). Additional fees will be added based on the complexity or completeness of the application, as discussed below.
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