37 CFR 2.6: Trademark fees

Taken from the USPTO’s TM Federal Statutes and Rules, Last Revised in January 2018

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§2.6 Trademark fees.

  • (a) Trademark process fees.
    • (1) Application filing fees.
      • (i) For filing an application on paper, per class—$600.00
      • (ii) For filing an application through TEAS, per class—$400.00
      • (iii) For filing a TEAS Reduced Fee (RF) application through TEAS under § 2.23, per class—$275.00
      • (iv) For filing a TEAS Plus application through TEAS under § 2.22, per class—$225.00
      • (v) Additional processing fee under §§ 2.22(c) or 2.23(c), per class—$125.00
    • (2) Amendment to allege use.
      • (i) For filing an amendment to allege use under section 1(c) of the Act on paper, per class—$200.00
      • (ii) For filing an amendment to allege use under section 1(c) of the Act through TEAS, per class—$100.00
    • (3) Statement of use.
      • (i) For filing a statement of use under section 1(d)(1) of the Act on paper, per class—$200.00
      • (ii) For filing a statement of use under section 1(d)(1) of the Act through TEAS, per class—$100.00
    • (4) Extension of time for filing statement of use.
      • (i) For filing a request under section 1(d)(2) of the Act for a six-month extension of time for filing a statement of use under section 1(d)(1) of the Act on paper, per class—$225.00
      • (ii) For filing a request under section 1(d)(2) of the Act for a six-month extension of time for filing a statement of use under section 1(d)(1) of the Act through TEAS, per class—$125.00
    • (5) Application for renewal of a registration fees.
      • (i) For filing an application for renewal of a registration on paper, per class—$500.00
      • (ii) For filing an application for renewal of a registration through TEAS, per class—$300.00
    • (6) Renewal during grace period.
      • (i) Additional fee for filing a renewal application during the grace period on paper, per class—$200.00
      • (ii) Additional fee for filing a renewal application during the grace period through TEAS, per class—$100.00
    • (7) Publishing mark under section 12(c).
      • (i) For filing to publish a mark under section 12(c) on paper, per class—$200.00
      • (ii) For filing to publish a mark under section 12(c), per class through TEAS—$100.00
    • (8) New certificate of registration.
      • (i) For issuing a new certificate of registration upon request of registrant, request filed on paper—$200.00
      • (ii) For issuing a new certificate of registration upon request of registrant, request filed through TEAS—$100.00
    • (9) Certificate of correction of registrant’s error.
      • (i) For a certificate of correction of registrant’s error, request filed on paper—$200.00
      • (ii) For a certificate of correction of registrant’s error, request filed through TEAS—$100.00
    • (10) Disclaimer to a registration.
      • (i) For filing a disclaimer to a registration, on paper—$200.00
      • (ii) For filing a disclaimer to a registration, through TEAS or ESTTA—$100.00
    • (11) Amendment of registration.
      • (i) For filing an amendment to a registration, on paper—$200.00
      • (ii) For filing an amendment to a registration, through TEAS or ESTTA—$100.00
    • (12) Affidavit under section 8.
      • (i) For filing an affidavit under section 8 of the Act on paper, per class—$225.00
      • (ii) For filing an affidavit under section 8 of the Act through TEAS, per class—$125.00
    • (13) Affidavit under section 15.
      • (i) For filing an affidavit under section 15 of the Act on paper, per class—$300.00
      • (ii) For filing an affidavit under section 15 of the Act through TEAS, per class—$200.00
    • (14) Filing section 8 affidavit during grace period.
      • (i) Additional fee for filing a section 8 affidavit during the grace period on paper, per class—$200.00
      • (ii) Additional fee for filing a section 8 affidavit during the grace period through TEAS, per class—$100.00
    • (15) Petitions to the Director.
      • (i) For petitions to the Director filed on paper—$200.00
      • (ii) For petitions to the Director filed through TEAS—$100.00
    • (16) Petition to cancel.
      • (i) For filing a petition to cancel on paper, per class—$500.00
      • (ii) For filing a petition to cancel through ESTTA, per class—$400.00
    • (17) Notice of opposition.
      • (i) For filing a notice of opposition on paper, per class—$500.00
      • (ii) For filing a notice of opposition through ESTTA, per class—$400.00
    • (18) Ex parte appeal.
      • (i) For ex parte appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board filed on paper, per class—$300.00
      • (ii) For ex parte appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board filed through ESTTA, per class—$200.00
    • (19) Dividing an application.
      • (i) Request to divide an application filed on paper, per new application created—$200.00
      • (ii) Request to divide an application filed through TEAS, per new application created—$100.00
    • (20) Correcting deficiency in section 8 affidavit.
      • (i) For correcting a deficiency in a section 8 affidavit via paper filing—$200.00
      • (ii) For correcting a deficiency in a section 8 affidavit via TEAS filing—$100.00
    • (21) Correcting deficiency in renewal application.
      • (i) For correcting a deficiency in a renewal application via paper filing—$200.00
      • (ii) For correcting a deficiency in a renewal application via TEAS filing—$100.00
    • (22) Extension of time for filing notice of opposition under § 2.102(c)(1)(ii) or (c)(2).
      • (i) For filing a request for an extension of time to file a notice of opposition under § 2.102(c)(1)(ii) or (c)(2) on paper—$200.00
      • (ii) For filing a request for an extension of time to file a notice of opposition under § 2.102(c)(1)(ii) or (c)(2) through ESTTA—$100.00
    • (23) Extension of time for filing notice of opposition under § 2.102(c)(3).
      • (i) For filing a request for an extension of time to file a notice of opposition under § 2.102(c)(3) on paper—$300.00
      • (ii) For filing a request for an extension of time to file a notice of opposition under § 2.102(c)(3) through ESTTA—$200.00
  • (b) Trademark service fees.
    • (1) For printed copy of registered mark, copy only. Service includes preparation of copies by the Office within two to three business days and delivery by United States Postal Service; and preparation of copies by the Office within one business day of receipt and delivery to an Office Box or by electronic means (e.g., facsimile, electronic mail)—$3.00
    • (2) Certified or uncertified copy of trademark application as filed processed within seven calendar days—$15.00
    • (3) Certified or uncertified copy of a trademark-related official record—$50.00
    • (4) Certified copy of a registered mark, showing title and/or status:
      • (i) Regular service—$15.00
      • (ii) Expedited local service—$30.00
    • (5) Certified or uncertified copy of trademark records, per document except as otherwise provided in this section—$25.00
    • (6) For recording each trademark assignment, agreement or other document relating to the property in a registration or application
      • (i) First property in a document—$40.00
      • (ii) For each additional property in the same document—$25.00
    • (7) For assignment records, abstract of title and certification, per registration—$25.00
    • (8) Additional Fee for Overnight Delivery—$40.00
    • (9) Additional Fee for Expedited Service—$160.00
    • (10) For processing each payment refused (including a check returned “unpaid”) or charged back by a financial institution—$50.00
    • (11) Deposit account service charge for each month when the balance at the end of the month is below $1,000—$25.00

[56 FR 65155, Dec. 13, 1991; 56 FR 66670, Dec. 24, 1991, as amended at 57 FR 38196, Aug. 21, 1992; 59 FR 256, Jan. 4, 1994;60 FR 41018, Aug. 11, 1995; 62 FR 40450, July 29, 1997; 64 FR 48900, Sept. 8, 1999, effective Oct. 30, 1999; 64 FR 67486, Dec. 2, 1999; 64 FR 67774, Dec. 10, 1999; 67 FR 79520, Dec. 30, 2002; 67 FR 70847, November 27, 2002, effective January 1, 2003; 68 FR 14332, March 25, 2003, effective May 1, 2003; 68 FR 48286, Aug. 13, 2003, effective Sept. 12, 2003; 70 FR 2952, Jan. 19, 2005, effective Jan. 31, 2005; 70 FR 38768, July 6, 2005, effective July 18, 2005; 73 FR 67759, Nov. 17, 2008, effective Jan. 16, 2009; 79 FR 74633, Dec. 16, 2014, effective Jan. 17, 2015; 81 FR 72694, Oct. 21, 2016, effective Jan. 14, 2017]