Fees for certain trademark filings at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will increase on January 18, 2025. Trademark owners may want to file new applications and maintain and renew current ...

Effective January 18, 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will implement a new fee schedule for trademark filings. According to the USPTO, the purpose of the fee changes is to “enhance ...

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This chapter provides an in-depth understanding of the new trademark filing system and fee increases enacted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on 18 January 2025. On 18 January 2025, ...

On 26 March 2024 the USPTO issued a proposal in the Federal Register concerning changes to trademark application filings and fee adjustments in trademark cases for 2025. The USPTO is requesting ...

Lawyers have told Managing IP that they hope the USPTO will rethink some of the trademark and patent fees it has proposed. “Nobody begrudges periodically raising fees for filing applications, and I ...

Registering your trademark is the first step in protecting your brand. Learn what to do next to ensure you're handling the ...

“A number of the proposed fee increases in the USPTO’s April 2024 NPRM likely would not have passed scrutiny under Loper Bright, so we appreciate the USPTO’s compromise approach.” – Sherry Knowles The ...

“The substantial costs associated with patent attorneys, ranging from several thousand to tens of thousands of dollars, coupled with the opportunity costs that first-time patenting entails, may deter ...