USPTO trademark fees increase on January 2, 2021

USPTO Trademark Fee Changes

On January 2, 2021, the USPTO increased its filing fees for new applications. The new few changes are summarized below.

Application and application-related fees
TEAS Standard: $350 per class
TEAS Plus: $250 per class

Post registration fees
Section 8 or 71 declaration filed through TEAS: $225 per class

Petition to the Director and letter of protest fees
Petition to the Director filed through TEAS: $250
Petition to revive an abandoned application filed through TEAS: $150
New fee for letter of protest: $50 per application

TTAB fees
Petition to cancel filed through ESTTA: $600 per class
Notice of opposition filed through ESTTA: $600 per class

Initial 90-day extension requests for filing a notice of opposition, or second 60-day extension requests for filing a notice of opposition, filed through ESTTA: $200 per application

There is still no fee for a first 30-day extension request for filing a notice of opposition, filed through ESTTA.

Final 60-day extension request for filing a notice of opposition, filed through ESTTA: $400 per application

Ex parte appeal filed through ESTTA: $225 per class

New fee for second, and subsequent, requests for an extension of time to file an appeal brief in an ex parte appeal filed through ESTTA: $100 per application
There is still no fee for a first request.

New fee for appeal briefs in an ex parte appeal filed through ESTTA: $200 per class
New fee for requests for oral hearings: $500 per proceeding

https://www.uspto.gov/trademark/laws-regulations/updated-trademark-ttab-fees-processes

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