uspto-patent · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2016-10-21 · Effective 2017-01-14 · 81 FR 72694
Document
Document number
2016-25506
Federal Register citation
81 FR 72694
CFR reference
37 CFR 2
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
uspto-patent
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2016-10-21
Effective date
2017-01-14
Commerce docket
Docket No. PTO-T-2016-0005
Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) is amending its rules to set or increase certain trademark fees, as authorized by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). The fees will allow the Office to further USPTO strategic objectives by: Better aligning fees with the full cost of the relevant products and services; protecting the integrity of the register by incentivizing more timely filing or examination of applications and other filings and more efficient resolution of appeals and trials; and promoting the efficiency of the process, in large part through lower-cost electronic filing options. The changes will also continue to recover the aggregate estimated cost of Trademark and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) operations and USPTO administrative services that support Trademark operations.