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We have three initial application forms: TEAS Plus, TEAS Reduced Fee (RF), and TEAS Regular.
TEAS Plus has the lowest filing fee, but you must meet more requirements to use TEAS Plus than to use the other two forms (see the chart below for requirements).
The type of mark you have — such as a logo, a standard character mark, or a sound mark — is not relevant when choosing your application form.
Application requirements
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Filing fee per class of goods/services
If the trademark in the application is used with goods/services in different classes, you must pay a fee for each class. For example, for a trademark for computer software in Class 9 and t-shirts in Class 25, you must pay for two classes.
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$225
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$400
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You must provide an email address and agree to correspond by email with the USPTO about your application.
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You must file additional application-related submissions online, including responses to office actions.
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You must select your goods/services listing from the USPTO Trademark Identification (ID) Manual, and your selection must accurately identify your goods/services.
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If any of the situations listed below apply to your application, you must provide the relevant additional statements when you file your application.
- The same mark has already been registered with the USPTO by the applicant, but the names of the owners are not identical.
- The mark includes color.
- The mark includes a design or stylized font.
- The mark includes non-English words.
- The mark includes non-Latin characters.
- The mark includes the name or portrait of a living person.
- The mark is currently in use and the applicant needs to limit use to a specific geographic area and identify the other concurrent users.
See details on the additional statements required for each situation
- Prior registration of the same mark: If you own one or more registrations for the same mark, and the name of the last listed owner of the prior registration is not identical, you must state in your application that you claim ownership of the prior registration, and you must list the U.S. registration number.
- Color claim and description of color: If your mark includes color, you must include a claim that color is a feature of the mark and a statement naming the color and describing where the color appears on the mark.
- Mark is not in standard characters: If your mark includes a design or stylized font, you must include a description of the mark.
- Translation: If the mark in your application includes foreign wording, you must include an English translation.
- Transliteration: If the mark in your application includes non-Latin characters, you must include a transliteration (the phonetic spelling of the pronunciation in corresponding Latin characters) and either an English translation of the transliterated term or a statement that the transliterated term has no meaning in English.
- Consent to registration of name or portrait: If the mark in your application includes a name or portrait that could reasonably be perceived as the name or portrait of a particular living individual, your application must include an identification of the individual and the consent of the individual, or else a statement that the name or portrait does not identify a living individual.
- Concurrent use of the mark by one or more other parties: If the mark in your application is already in use by another party, you must include several statements that meet the requirements of 37 C.F.R. §2.42.
For a complete list of TEAS Plus filing requirements, see TMEP §819.01.
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Still not sure which form to use? Get details on each form.
TEAS Nuts and Bolts 01: TEAS Plus vs. TEAS RF vs. TEAS Regular
Other application forms
If you don't see the application form you are looking for, see our other initial application forms.
