The filing fee depends on the application filing option you select. The TEAS Plus filing option is $225 per class of goods or services, but has the strictest requirements. Detailed information on the TEAS Plus requirements can be found at TMEP §819.01. The TEAS Standard filing option is $275 per class of goods or services for applications electronically filed that do not meet the additional TEAS Plus requirements.
NOTE: If you submit a TEAS Plus application but do not satisfy those application filing requirements, you will be required to submit an additional processing fee of $125 per class of goods or services, and the application will then be handled as a TEAS Standard application.
While an application may only have one mark, it may cover multiple classes and a filing fee must be paid for each class. For example, a TEAS Plus application for a mark applied to both computer software in Class 9 and t-shirts in Class 25 would have two classes, making the filing fee $450.00 ($225 for each class).
WARNING: The filing fee is a processing fee for the application. This fee is not returned even if ultimately the USPTO does not issue a registration. You should take all necessary steps to ensure the mark is registrable before filing the application.
Although only one mark is permissible per application, a mark may consist of several elements that are joined to form a composite whole; e.g., words plus a design. You do not need to have already used your mark before filing an application. However, if the mark has not already been used in interstate commerce at the time of filing, and the application is instead based on an “intent-to-use” the mark in interstate commerce in the future, an additional fee of $100.00 per class will be required when the “Allegation of Use” form is submitted (whereas a “use-based” application does not require this additional fee).
Please see the Reduced Fee FAQs page for more information about application filing fees and the Trademark Fee Information page for information on payment options and a listing of other trademark fees.