Changes Coming to US Trademark Fees
On March 26th, the USPTO published the proposed changes to trademark fees for 2025. You can find information on the proposal here. The rationale behind the changes is far beyond the scope of what can be covered here, but we’ve highlighted some of the updates below.
In addition to fee changes, there are several changes targeted at improving the efficiency of filing and prosecution, which will lead to several filing options and fees being phased out. We will cover these changes in more detail in a future post.
If you don’t love the changes, you can leave comments for the USPTO to consider. Just go here to let them know what you think. The deadline for feedback is May 28th.
Proposed Changes to Trademark Application Fees
Description | Current Fee | Proposed Fee | Dollar Change | Percent Change | |
Application (paper), per class | $750 | $850 | $100 | 13 | |
Base application (electronic), per class | n/a | 350 | n/a | n/a | |
Base application filed with WIPO (§ 66(a)), per class | n/a | 350 | n/a | n/a | |
Application (TEAS Plus), per class | 250 | Discontinue | n/a | n/a | |
Application (TEAS Standard), per class | 350 | Discontinue | n/a | n/a | |
Fee for failing to meet TEAS Plus requirements, per class | 100 | Discontinue | n/a | n/a | |
Application fee filed with WIPO (§ 66(a)), per class | 500 | Discontinue | n/a | n/a | |
Subsequent designation fee filed with WIPO (§ 66(a)), per class | 500 | Discontinue | n/a | n/a | |
Proposed Changes to Maintenance Fees
Description | Current Fee | Proposed Fee | Dollar Change | Percent Change | |
§ 9 registration renewal application, per class (paper) | $500 | $550 | $50 | 10 | |
§ 8 declaration, per class (paper) | 325 | 400 | 75 | 23 | |
§ 15 declaration, per class (paper) | 300 | 350 | 50 | 17 | |
§ 71 declaration, per class (paper) | 325 | 400 | 75 | 23 | |
§ 9 registration renewal application, per class (electronic) | 300 | 350 | 50 | 17 | |
§ 8 declaration, per class (electronic) | 225 | 300 | 75 | 33 | |
§ 15 declaration, per class (electronic) | 200 | 250 | 50 | 25 | |
§ 71 declaration, per class (electronic) | 225 | 300 | 75 | 33 | |
Renewal fee filed at WIPO | 300 | 350 | 50 | 17 | |
