Learn how to access current fee amounts, pay online or by fax or mail, and find alternative methods during system outages. The web page covers patent and trademark fees, payment methods, and links to fee schedules and contact information.
Find the fee rates and payment methods for USPTO products and services, such as patent, trademark, and copyright applications. The fee schedule is effective from January 19, 2025 and includes small entity and micro entity discounts.
Pay fees online for patent and trademark applications, maintenance, and other services. Sign in with your USPTO account or register for a new one.
The new USPTO trademark fees for 2025 are designed to improve examination efficiency and reduce pendency by encouraging more complete applications. However, they also introduce new cost ...
The USPTO announced higher fees for patent and trademark applications, examinations, and maintenance effective from January 2025. Applicants should consider filing before the fee changes and streamline their prosecution strategies to save costs.
Learn about the across-the-board increases and new fees for patent prosecution and litigation, and the new fee structure for trademark applications and maintenance filings. The PTO published the final rule on December 17, 2024 and the changes will take effect on January 19, 2025.
The USPTO has issued a final rule setting out patent fee increases for various situations, such as continuing applications, design patents, information disclosure statements, and inter partes reviews. The fee increases range from 7.5% to 10% for most fees, and apply to small and micro entities as well as large entities.
Learn about the 7.5% increase in USPTO fees for 2025 and the changes to continuation and RCE fees, IDS surcharges, and patent term extension fees. Find out how to manage these changes and avoid unnecessary costs for patent applications.
Learn how to calculate and pay the fees for trademark applications and registrations based on different filing bases and classes. Find out about additional fees, methods of payment, refunds, and scam alerts.
Learn how the USPTO's new fees and fee increases will affect the cost and process of filing trademark applications in 2025. Find out the details of the changes, the exceptions, and the incentives for using pre-approved language.
As the new year approaches, trademark applicants should be aware of upcoming changes to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) fee structure. Starting January 18, 2025, the USPTO will implement a revised fee system with increased base fees, surcharges for certain application characteristics, and additional fees for various filings.
The USPTO has finalized its rulemaking on trademark fees, and big changes are coming. On January 18, 2025, the new fee structure will take effect, bringing not only updated costs but also significant procedural changes and a completely revamped application process.
The USPTO has announced fee increases and new fees for patents and trademarks to take place on January 18, 2025, for trademarks, and January 19, 2025, for patents. The increase in fees and the introduction of new fees by the USPTO is significant, necessitating careful budget considerations requiring many applicants to adjust filing and ...
Most fees can be paid with a credit or debit card using Online Services at uspto.gov. For credit or debit card payments submitted outside of uspto.gov (i.e., fax, mail, or hand-delivery), use the Credit Card Payment Form (PTO-2038).
The recent 2025 fee setting by the USPTO includes not only fee increases, but the introduction of new fees. One of these new fees is the so-called Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) size fees, which adds a range of fees for submitting an IDS that causes the cumulative number of applicant-provided references to exceed certain thresholds.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has finalized its fee schedule for 2025. The updated fee schedule is effective on January 19, 2025. It includes increases to most standard ...
If the USPTO prosecution fee stages do not apply, applicants must pay only the IDS size fee of $200. If the USPTO prosecution fee stages apply, applicants must pay an IDS fee of $280 (for a large entity or according to the entity size) in addition to the IDS size fee of $200, bringing the total to $480. 37 CFR $ 1.17(v)(2)
The USPTO will increase and introduce new fees for patent and trademark applications and proceedings starting from January 2025. Learn about the details, impacts and strategies for applicants from this legal update by Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.
As part of the 2025 fee rule, we now have additional fees for applications filed under Sections 1 and 44 that are incomplete or contain custom identifications of goods or services. ... USPTO - United States Patent and Trademark Office.
