USPTO Increases Trademark Application Filing Fees

The USPTO is no longer offering two filing options (the TEAS Plus and TEAS Standard filing options) and instead only offers a single base application carrying a fee of $350 per class for most trademark applications. This new structure introduces additional fees for applications that are incomplete or use custom identifications of goods or services:

• Insufficient Information Fee: $100 per class for applications lacking required details such as a signature, English translations, or proper classification of goods/services.

• Free-Form Text Box Fee: $200 per class for using the free-form text box instead of the USPTO’s Trademark Identification Manual.

• Additional Character Fee: $200 per class for each additional 1,000 characters beyond the first 1,000 in the free-form text box.

The USPTO believes these changes will help its examiners more efficiently review applications and therefore decrease the amount of time trademark applications await review.

We’ll keep you apprised of how these fees affect your application and how we can structure your application to avoid the additional fees, if possible.