Application Form

The USPTO requires that applicants filing applications under

Trademark Act §1 or §44 use the trademark electronic filing system.

37 C.F.R. §2.21(a)

;

TMEP

§§301.01

,

301.01(a)

.

Before January 18, 2025, applicants had two electronic

filing options of TEAS Standard and TEAS Plus, where the TEAS Plus filing option had a

lower filing fee per class than TEAS Standard if the applicant met all TEAS Plus

application requirements in the initial application.

On January 18, 2025, the USPTO replaced the TEAS Standard

and TEAS Plus electronic filing options with a single base application where additional

fees apply based on the complexity and completeness of the application. See

TMEP §§819-819.04

regarding the base application requirements

and additional fees.

In limited circumstances, an applicant may file a paper

application at the highest per class filing fee set forth in

37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(1)(i)

. See

TMEP

§301.01

regarding the limited exceptions when paper submissions

may be permitted.

The current application filing fee amounts are available

online at

https://www.uspto.gov/trademark/trademark-fee-information

.

Section 66(a) applications

. Applications

under §66(a) of the Trademark Act are sent to the USPTO electronically from the

International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (IB).

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