【资讯】美国商标部分官费迎来大幅度上涨！

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The USPTO proposes to revise § 2.6(a)(1)(i) to increase the per-class fee for filing an initial application on paper from $600 to $750.

The USPTO proposes to revise § 2.6(a)(1)(ii) to increase the per-class fee for filing an application under section 66(a) of the Act from $400 to $500.

The USPTO proposes to revise § 2.6(a)(1)(iii) to increase the per-class fee for filing a TEAS Standard application from $275 to $350.

The USPTO proposes to revise § 2.6(a)(1)(iv) to increase the per-class fee for filing a TEAS Plus application from $225 to $250.

The USPTO proposes to revise § 2.6(a)(1)(v) to decrease the processing fee under § 2.22(c) from $125 to $100 per class.

The USPTO proposes to add § 2.6(a)(11)(iii) to establish a fee of $0 for filing a section 7 request to amend a registration through TEAS prior to submission of a section 8 or section 71 affidavit and that consists only of the deletion of goods, services, and/or classes.

The USPTO proposes to revise § 2.6(a)(12)(i) and (ii) to increase the per-class fee for filing a section 8 affidavit from $225 to $325 for a paper submission and from $125 to $225 for a TEAS submission.

The USPTO proposes to add § 2.6(a)(12)(iii) and (iv) to establish fees for the deletion of goods, services, and/or classes after submission and prior to acceptance of a section 8 affidavit. The proposed § 2.6(a)(12)(iii) and (iv) set the per-class fee at $350 for a paper submission and $250 for a TEAS submission.

The USPTO proposes to revise § 2.6(a)(15) to establish separate fees for petitions to the Director under §§ 2.146 or 2.147 and petitions to revive an abandoned application under § 2.66. The proposed revisions to § 2.6(a)(15)(i) and (ii) set the fee for filing a petition to the Director under §§ 2.146 or 2.147 at $350 for a paper submission and $250 for a TEAS submission. The proposed addition of § 2.6(a)(15)(iii) and (iv) set the fee for filing a petition to revive an abandoned application under § 2.66 at Start Printed Page 37050$250 for a paper submission and $150 for a TEAS submission.

The USPTO proposes to revise § 2.6(a)(16)(i) and (ii) to increase the per-class fee for filing a petition to cancel from $500 to $700 for a paper submission and from $400 to $600 for an ESTTA submission.

The USPTO proposes to revise § 2.6(a)(17)(i) and (ii) to increase the per-class fee for filing a notice of opposition from $500 to $700 for a paper submission and from $400 to $600 for an ESTTA submission.

The USPTO proposes to revise § 2.6(a)(18) to increase the fee for filing an ex parte appeal and to establish new fees for requests for an extension of time to file an appeal brief and for filing a brief in an ex parte appeal. The proposed revisions to § 2.6(a)(18)(i) and (ii) increase the per-class fee for filing an ex parte appeal from $300 to $325 for a paper submission and from $200 to $225 for an ESTTA submission. The proposed addition of § 2.6(a)(18)(iii) sets the per-application fee for filing a first request for an extension of time to file an appeal brief at $0. The proposed addition of § 2.6(a)(18)(iv) and (v) sets the per-application fee for filing a second or subsequent request for an extension of time to file an appeal brief at $200 for a paper submission and $100 for an ESTTA submission. The proposed addition of § 2.6(a)(18)(vi) and (vii) set the per-class fee for filing a brief in an ex parte appeal at $300 for a paper submission and $200 for an ESTTA submission.

The USPTO proposes to revise § 2.6(a)(22)(i) and (ii) to increase the fee for filing a request for an extension of time to file a notice of opposition pursuant to § 2.102(c)(1)(ii) or (c)(2) from $200 to $400 for a paper submission and from $100 to $200 for an ESTTA submission.

The USPTO proposes to revise § 2.6(a)(23)(i) and (ii) to increase the fee for filing a request for an extension of time to file a notice of opposition pursuant to § 2.102(c)(3) from $300 to $500 for a paper submission and from $200 to $400 for an ESTTA submission.

The USPTO proposes to add § 2.6(a)(24) to establish a fee for filing a request for an oral hearing before the TTAB of $500 per proceeding.

The USPTO proposes to add § 2.6(a)(25) to establish a fee of $50 for the filing of a letter of protest per subject application.

The USPTO proposes to add § 2.6(a)(26) to set out fees for a request for reconsideration filed more than three months after a final action and within six months of the issue date of a final action or with a petition to revive an abandoned application. The USPTO proposes to add § 2.6(a)(26)(i) to establish a fee of $0 for filing a request for reconsideration within three months after the issue date of a final action through TEAS. The USPTO proposes to add § 2.6(a)(26)(ii) and (iii) to establish a fee of $500 for a paper submission and $400 for a TEAS or ESTTA submission for a request for reconsideration filed more than three months after and within six months of the issue date of a final Office action.

The USPTO proposes to revise § 2.114(a) to provide that a partial refund of the fee for a petition to cancel, equal to the increase in that fee otherwise proposed by this rulemaking, may be made in cases of default judgment where there was no appearance by a defendant and no filings are made other than the petition to cancel.

The USPTO proposes to add § 2.149, which codifies the procedures and requirements for letters of protest.

The USPTO proposes to revise the section title and to restructure § 2.161 to set out the requirements for section 8 affidavits or declarations more clearly. The USPTO also proposes to add, at revised § 2.161(c), a provision stating that if goods, services, and/or classes are deleted from a registration after submission and prior to the acceptance of a section 8 affidavit or declaration, the deletion must be accompanied by the relevant fee under proposed § 2.6(a)(12)(iii) or (iv) for each class from which goods, services, and/or classes are deleted.

The USPTO proposes to revise § 7.6(a)(6)(i) and (ii) to increase the per-class fee for filing a section 71 affidavit from $225 to $325 for a paper submission and from $125 to $225 for a TEAS submission.

The USPTO proposes to add § 7.6(a)(6)(iii) and (iv) to establish fees for the deletion of goods, services, and/or classes after submission and prior to acceptance of a section 71 affidavit. The proposed § 7.6(a)(iii) and (iv) set the per-class fee at $350 for a paper submission and $250 for a TEAS submission.

The USPTO proposes to revise the section title and to restructure § 7.37 to set out the requirements for section 71 affidavits or declarations more clearly. The USPTO also proposes to add, at revised § 7.37(c), a provision stating that if goods, services, and/or classes are deleted from a registration after submission and prior to acceptance of a section 71 affidavit or declaration, the deletion must be accompanied by the relevant fee under proposed § 7.6(a)(6)(iii) or (iv) for each class from which goods, services, and/or classes are deleted.