While we focus on the Trademark Modernizaton Act of 2020, signed into law by President Trump on December 27th, let's not forget that a new fee schedule for trademark matters takes effect on January 2, 2020. Set out in the table below are some of the more important fee changes, including several new fees. The USPTO's summary of the fee changes may be found here.
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Current Fee |
New Fee as of 1/2/21 |
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Application/Prosecution |
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TEAS Standard application (per class) |
$275 |
$350 |
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TEAS Plus application (per class) |
$225 |
$250 |
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Post Registration |
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Section 8 or 71 Declaration of Use (per class) |
$125 |
$225 |
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Deletion of goods and/or services from a registration after submitting a Section 8 or 71 declaration but before the declaration is accepted |
No fee |
$250 |
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Petition/Letter of Protest |
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Petition to the Director |
$100 |
$250 |
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Petition to revive an abandoned application |
$100 |
$150 |
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Letter of Protest |
No fee |
$50 |
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Petition to revive an abandoned application |
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TTAB Fees |
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Notice of Opposition (per class) |
$400 |
$600 |
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Petition for Cancellation (per class) |
$400 |
$600 |
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Initial 90-day extension request for filing a notice of opposition, or second 60-day extension request (per application) |
$100 |
$200 |
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Final 60-day extension request for filing a notice of opposition (per application) |
$200 |
$400 |
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Ex parte appeal (per class) |
$200 |
$225 |
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Appeal Brief in ex parte appeal (per class) |
No fee |
$200 |
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Request for Oral Hearing |
No fee |
$500 |
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