USPTO 2025 Summary of Proposed Changes to Trademark Fees

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed a comprehensive set of changes to its trademark fees, set to take effect in fiscal year 2025. These changes include increases in existing fees, the introduction of new fees, and the discontinuation of several fees. This proposal aims to ensure the USPTO can adequately cover its operational costs and continue to provide efficient and effective services. Below, we’ve done our best to identify the major changes to the proposed fee changes, including increases, new fees, discontinued fees, and surcharge fees. We’ve also removed the paper fees as it is unusual these days to file trademark-related filings on paper.

For more information about the USPTO’s proposed fee changes, please visit the USPTO’s Fee Setting and Adjusting page.

A great resource for viewing the proposed fee changes provided by the USPTO are found in a PPTX file here.

Fee Increases (19)

1. Amendment to Allege Use (AAU) (electronic): From $100 to $150 (+$50, 50%)

2. Statement of Use (electronic): From $100 to $150 (+$50, 50%)

3. § 9 Registration Renewal (electronic): From $300 to $350 (+$50, 17%)

4. Renewal Fee at WIPO: From $300 to $350 (+$50, 17%)

5. § 8 Declaration (electronic): From $225 to $300 (+$75, 33%)

6. § 71 Declaration (electronic): From $225 to $300 (+$75, 33%)

7. § 15 Declaration (electronic): From $200 to $250 (+$50, 25%)

8. Letter of Protest: From $50 to $150 (+$100, 200%)

9. Petition to the Director (electronic): From $250 to $400 (+$150, 60%)

10. Petition to Revive Application (electronic): From $150 to $250 (+$100, 67%)

New Fees Introduced (12)

1. Base Application per Class: $350 (Not necessarily a new fee, but is now considered a base fee)

2. Fee for Insufficient Information (§§1 and 44) per Class: $100

3. Fee for Using Free-form Text Box to Enter Goods/Services (§§1 and 44) per Class: $200

4. Each Additional Group of 1000 Characters Beyond First 1000 (§§1 and 44) per Class: $200

5. Base Application Filed with WIPO (§ 66(a)) per Class: $350

6. Base Application Filed with WIPO (§ 66(a)) (Subsequent Designation) per Class: $350

7. Fee for Insufficient Information (§ 66(a)) per Class: $100

8. Fee for Using Free-form Text Box to Enter Goods/Services (§ 66(a)) per Class: $200

9. Each Additional Group of 1000 Characters Beyond First 1000 (§ 66(a)) per Class: $200

Fees Discontinued (6)

1. TEAS Standard Application Filing Fee per Class: $350

2. TEAS Plus Application Filing Fee per Class: $250

3. Fee for Failing to Meet TEAS Plus Requirements per Class (electronic): $100

4. Application Fee Filed with WIPO (§ 66(a)) per Class: $500

5. Subsequent Designation Fee Filed with WIPO (§ 66(a)) of the Act per Class: $500

Proposed Surcharge Fees to Application Filing Fees

1. Submissions of incomplete applications: $100

2. Using the free-form text field: $200

3. Each additional group of 1000 characters beyond the first 1000: $200

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