On November 18, 2024, the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) announced its new trademark filing fees for Fiscal Year 2025* which increases some trademark filing fees and also creates a few new “surcharges” that will apply to certain trademark applications in the U.S. under specific conditions. Below is a table for reference that identifies each of the increased filing fees, as well as the new surcharges that will take effect at that time:
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Description |
Current Fee |
New Fee |
|---|---|---|
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Base Application Fee, per class (for Section 1 and 44 applications) |
$ 250 TEAS Plus $ 350 TEAS Std |
$350 |
|
Flat fee for initial applications (or subsequent designations) through WIPO, per class (for Section 66 applications) |
$500 |
$600 |
|
SURCHARGES (applicable to Section 1 and 44 applications Only) |
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|
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Insufficient information fee, per class |
N/A |
$100 |
|
Use of free-form text box for ID of goods/services, per class |
N/A |
$200 |
|
Each additional 1,000 characters beyond the first 1,000 in the ID of goods/services, per class |
N/A |
$200 |
|
PROVING USE IN ITU APPLICATIONS (applicable to Section 1 and 44 applications Only) |
|
|
|
Amendment to Allege Use, per class |
$100 |
$150 |
|
Statement of Use, per class |
$100 |
$150 |
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POST-REGISTRATION MAINTENANCE (applicable to all renewals) |
|
|
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Section 9 Renewals, per class |
$300 |
$325 |
|
Section 8 & 71 Declarations, per class |
$225 |
$325 |
|
Section 15 Declaration, per class |
$200 |
$250 |
|
Renewal Fee filed at WIPO |
$300 |
$325 |
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LETTERS OF PROTEST & PETITIONS |
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|
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Letter of Protest Fee |
$50 |
$150 |
|
Petition to the Director |
$250 |
$400 |
|
Petition to Revive an Application |
$150 |
$250 |
*The USPTO will delay imposition of these fee changes for Section 66 (Madrid Protocol) filings until February 18, 2025 because of certain treaty obligations. In addition, the surcharges described here will not apply to Madrid Protocol filings for now, due to technical restrictions in WIPO’s filing systems, which it has committed to address. The USPTO will reevaluate the fee structure for all Section 66 applications after the WIPO’s filing systems have been updated to accommodate the additional surcharges.
