# TMEP § 1705.02: Petition Fee

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1705.02

## Section

- **Citation:** TMEP § 1705.02
- **Heading:** Petition Fee
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO TMEP / Chapter 1700 - Petitions, Requests for Reinstatement, and Other Matters Submitted to Director / TMEP § 1705.02

## Text

A petition must be accompanied by the fee required by
37 C.F.R.
§2.6
.
37 C.F.R. §§2.66(b)(1)
,
2.146(c)
,
2.147(a)(2)(iv), (b)(2)(v)
.
Any petition that is not accompanied by the required fee is
incomplete.  A staff attorney or paralegal in the Office of the Deputy Commissioner for
Trademark Examination Policy will notify the petitioner in writing that the petition is
incomplete and grant the petitioner 30 days to submit the fee.  If the fee is not submitted
within the time allowed, the petition is denied without consideration on the merits, because
the petitioner has not met the requirements for filing a petition.
If a petition is permitted to be filed on paper, and a check
submitted as a petition fee is returned to the USPTO unpaid, or an electronic funds transfer
or credit card is refused or charged back by a financial institution, the petitioner must
resubmit the petition fee, along with a fee for processing the payment that was refused or
charged back, before the petition will be considered on the merits.
See
37 C.F.R.
§2.6(b)(10)
. See
TMEP §405.06
regarding payments refused or
charged back by financial institutions.

## Nearby sections

- [TMEP § 1701 Statutory Authority of Director](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1701.md)
- [TMEP § 1702 Petitions to the Director Under 37 C.F.R. §2.146 - In General](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1702.md)
- [TMEP § 1703 Specific Types of Petitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1703.md)
- [TMEP § 1704 Petitionable Subject Matter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1704.md)
- [TMEP § 1705 Petition Procedure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1705.md)
- [TMEP § 1705.01 Standing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1705.01.md)
- [TMEP § 1705.02 Petition Fee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1705.02.md)
- [TMEP § 1705.03 Evidence and Proof of Facts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1705.03.md)
- [TMEP § 1705.04 Timeliness](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1705.04.md)
- [TMEP § 1705.05 Due Diligence](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1705.05.md)
- [TMEP § 1705.06 Stay or Suspension of Pending Matters](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1705.06.md)
- [TMEP § 1705.07(a) Requirement for Representation of Non-U.S.-domiciled Petitioner](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1705.07(a).md)
- [TMEP § 1705.07(b) Signature of Petition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1705.07(b).md)
- [TMEP § 1705.08 Request for Reconsideration of Denial of Petition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1705.08.md)

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