# TMEP § 1501.04: Fee for Appeal

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.04

## Section

- **Citation:** TMEP § 1501.04
- **Heading:** Fee for Appeal
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO TMEP / Chapter 1500 - Post-Examination Procedures / TMEP § 1501.04

## Text

When filing an ex parte appeal to the Board from the
refusal of the examining attorney to register a mark, the applicant must pay a fee for
each class in the application for which the appeal is taken.
37
C.F.R. §2.141(c)
.
The fee for at least one class must be paid before
expiration of the time period for responding to the Office action from which the appeal
is taken, or the application is abandoned. See
TMEP
§711
regarding the deadline for response to an Office action
and
§711.01
regarding requests for an extension of time to
respond to an Office action with a three-month response period. If the fee filed with
the appeal is sufficient for at least one class but insufficient for all the classes in
a multiple-class application, and the applicant has not specified the class(es) to which
the fee applies, the Board will notify the applicant of the defect, and will set a time
limit in which the applicant may either pay the additional fee(s), or limit the appeal
to the number of classes for which the fee(s) have been paid. If the applicant does not
submit the required fee(s) or specify the class(es) to which the fee applies within the
time set in the notice, the fee submitted will be applied to the classes in ascending
order, beginning with the lowest-numbered class and including the number of classes in
the application for which sufficient fees have been submitted.
See
37 C.F.R. §2.141(c)
;
TBMP §1202.04
.

## Nearby sections

- [TMEP § 1501 Appeal to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.md)
- [TMEP § 1501.01 Appealable Matter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.01.md)
- [TMEP § 1501.02(a) Applicant’s Appeal Brief](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.02(a).md)
- [TMEP § 1501.02(b) Examining Attorney’s Appeal Brief](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.02(b).md)
- [TMEP § 1501.02(c) Reply Briefs in Ex Parte Appeals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.02(c).md)
- [TMEP § 1501.03 Withdrawal of Refusal or Requirement After Appeal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.03.md)
- [TMEP § 1501.04 Fee for Appeal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.04.md)
- [TMEP § 1501.05 Amendment During Appeal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.05.md)
- [TMEP § 1501.06 Amendment After Decision on Appeal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.06.md)
- [TMEP § 1501.07 Examining Attorney’s Request for Reconsideration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1501.07.md)
- [TMEP § 1502 Publication in Trademark Official Gazette](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1502.md)
- [TMEP § 1502.01 Notification of Clerical Errors in Trademark Official Gazette](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1502.01.md)
- [TMEP § 1503.01 Filing a Notice of Opposition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1503.01.md)
- [TMEP § 1503.02 Joining Persons in an Opposition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1503.02.md)

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