On November 17, 2020, the USPTO enacted a rule that will adjust trademark fees and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board fees. This is the first time that trademark fees have been adjusted since 2017. In the final rule, the USPTO says that the increase in fees is intended to further USPTO strategic objectives by better aligning fees with costs, protecting the integrity of the trademark register, improving the efficiency of agency processes, and ensuring financial sustainability to facilitate effective trademark operations. The new fees will take effect on January 2, 2021.
Notably, fees associated with filing applications and maintaining registrations will increase. The filing fees for opposition and cancellation proceedings have also increased. The most significant fee changes are noted below:
Trademark Application and Related Fees
| |
Current Fee |
New Fee |
| Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Plus Application |
$225 per class |
$250 per class |
| TEAS Standard Application |
$275 per class |
$350 per class |
| Petition to the Director filed through TEAS |
$100 |
$250 |
| Petition to revive an abandoned application filed through TEAS |
$100 |
$150 |
| Letter of Protest |
No Fee |
$50 |
Post-Registration Fees
| |
Current Fee |
New Fee |
| Section 8 or71 Declaration of Continued Use |
$125 per class |
$225 per class |
| Deletion of goods/services after submission of Section 8 or71 Declaration but before acceptance of Declaration |
No fee |
$250 per class |
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Fees
| |
Current Fee |
New Fee |
| Initial 90-day extension requests for filing a notice of opposition or a second 60-day extension request for filing a notice of opposition |
$100 per application |
$200 per application |
| Final 60-day extension request for filing a notice of opposition |
$200 per application |
$400 per application |
| Notice of Opposition |
$400 per class |
$600 per class |
| Petition for Cancellation |
$400 per class |
$600 per class |
| Filing an ex parte appeal |
$200 per class |
$225 per class |
