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<p class="MsoNormal">Notable is post-reg.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">An 8&9 will be $850 per class.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kevin Grierson via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 25, 2024 3:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> for trademark practitioners <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Kevin Grierson <kgrierson@cm.law><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] USPTO proposing fee increases<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">You can read the proposed new fees here, starting on page 25:
</span><a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-06186.pdf">2024-06186.pdf (federalregister.gov)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Short story for applications:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Teas PLUS going away (sort of)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">New standard app fee of $350 per class, PLUS $200 per class if you don’t use the TM ID manual (so TEAS-PLUS type filings go up from $250-$350 per class,
Regular TEAS-type filings go up from $350-$550)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Additional charges for descriptions over 1K characters per class.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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