UNITED STATES: NEW OFFICIAL FEES AS OF JANUARY 2, 2021
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has announced new fees which will take effect on January 2, 2021. The main changes are as follows:
Trademark Application (TEAS Standard): US$350.00 per class
Trademark Application (TEAS Plus): US$250 per class
Section 8 or 71 Affidavit of Use: US$225 per class
Deleting goods/services/classes after submission and prior to acceptance of an Affidavit of Use under Section 8 or 71: US$250 per class.
Petitions to the Revive: US$150 per class
Petition to cancel: US$600 per class
Notice of Opposition: US$600 per class
Filing a Letter of Protest: US$50
The USPTO has also now codified the procedures for filing letters of protest. The new procedures now require that the letter of protest must include an itemized evidence index and submit no more than 10 items of evidence or 75 total pages of evidence.
If you are planning on new trademark filings in the near future, we recommend filing before January 2, 2021, in order to take advantage of the current lower fees.
EUROPEAN UNION: BREXIT’S IMPACT ON EU TRADEMARKS
On December 31, 2020, the Brexit transition period will end and EU trademark and design rights will no longer extend to the United Kingdom. On that date, all existing registered EU trademarks and Community designs will automatically be cloned and transferred to the United Kingdom register.
Trademark owners that still have pending EU trademark or design applications as of December 31, 2020, will have an additional nine months to file for transition to the United Kingdom. An application will then be reviewed by a UK examiner and a UK filing fee will be required additionally. It is possible to opt out of the transition procedure if the trademark owner does not need protection in the United Kingdom.
As from January 1, 2021, trademark owners will need to file separately in the United Kingdom in order to obtain protection in the UK.
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If you are interested in international trademark protection in the United States, Europe, or any other jurisdiction, please contact us at dstewart@gtilaw.com, and we can provide you with any information and fixed fee quotations you need to move forward in protecting your valuable intellectual property rights.
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