[E-trademarks] FW: Proposed trademark fees changes for fiscal year 2025

Mon Mar 25 15:54:49 EDT 2024

Here we go: merge TEAS/TEAS+, but use the higher $350/class rate. Then add
add'l fees on top:
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TMIDM does not contain appropriate goods/services for your client? You pay
$200!
Office decides you didn't supply "sufficient" information? You pay $100!

Tim Ackermann
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On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 2:22 PM Richard Morris via E-trademarks <
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> *To: *Richard Morris <richard at 4trademark.com>
> *Subject: *Proposed trademark fees changes for fiscal year 2025
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> Proposed trademark fees changes for fiscal year 2025Submit comments by
> May 28
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> As part of our regular assessment of fees under our fee-setting authority,
> we are proposing certain adjustments necessary to efficiently and
> effectively administer the U.S. trademark system. These fees provide our
> agency with the ability to implement programs and initiatives driving our
> 2022–2026 Strategic Plan, including developing news ways to fight fraud,
> supporting our employees and stakeholders with reliable IT infrastructure,
> and enhancing our work to reduce pendency. Our proposed changes to the
> trademark fees can be found in a notice of proposed rulemaking
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> (NPRM) that will officially publish tomorrow in the Federal Register. An
> NPRM on proposed patent fee changes is forthcoming.
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> “This trademark fee proposal thoughtfully promotes efficient operations,
> adjusts for higher operating costs, and sufficiently finances ongoing and
> planned initiatives that optimize our service to American entrepreneurs,”
> said Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
> the USPTO Kathi Vidal.
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> Our trademark fee proposal provides additional resources to enable us to
> deliver high-quality and timely trademark examination and review
> proceedings that produce accurate and reliable trademark rights for
> domestic and international stakeholders. It also enables us to spend
> additional efforts to declutter the trademark register and address fraud
> that impacts American entrepreneurs. The rule will enable the USPTO to
> accomplish our mission to drive U.S. innovation, inclusive capitalism, and
> global competitiveness.
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> Our proposal is shaped by public feedback we’ve received throughout the
> past several months, beginning with a public hearing
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> Following the hearing, TPAC provided our agency with a written report
> detailing the public comments received and its recommendations regarding
> the proposed fees. We considered and analyzed all comments and feedback to
> create this proposal.
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> To learn more about the USPTO’s proposed fee changes, please visit our Fee
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