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

Application/Prosecution

 

 

TEAS Standard application (per class)

$275

$350

TEAS Plus application (per class)

$225

$250

Post Registration

Section 8 or 71 Declaration of Use (per class)

$125

$225

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

Petition/Letter of Protest

Petition to the Director

$100

$250

Petition to revive an abandoned application

$100

$150

Letter of Protest

No fee

$50

Petition to revive an abandoned application

TTAB Fees

Notice of Opposition (per class)

$400

$600

Petition for Cancellation (per class)

$400

$600

Initial 90-day extension request for filing a notice of opposition, or second 60-day extension request (per application)

$100

$200

Final 60-day extension request for filing a notice of opposition (per application)

$200

$400

Ex parte appeal (per class)

$200

$225

Appeal Brief in ex parte appeal (per class)

No fee

$200

Request for Oral Hearing

No fee

$500

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