Reduction of Fees for Trademark Applications and Renewals
uspto-patent · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2014-12-16 · Effective 2015-01-17 · 79 FR 74633
Document
Document number
2014-29413
Federal Register citation
79 FR 74633
CFR reference
37 CFR 2
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
uspto-patent
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2014-12-16
Effective date
2015-01-17
Commerce docket
Docket No. PTO-T-2014-0011
Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("Office" or "USPTO") is amending its regulations to reduce certain trademark fees, as authorized by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act ("AIA"). The reductions will reduce total trademark fee collections and promote efficiency for the USPTO and customers. The reductions also will further USPTO strategic objectives to increase the end-to-end electronic processing of trademark applications by offering additional electronic application processing.