Trademark Filing Fee is Based on Number of Classes

The filing fee a trademark owner pays to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is based on the number of classes of goods and/or services for which the mark is being registered for protection. The different classes of goods and/or services categorize specific uses of the mark. As a result, the more uses your mark has, the more classes you will have to register it under for an all-inclusive protection of your mark. For example, if you use your trademark in identifying a certain service and you also use the mark on goods for sale, then the trademark owner will have to pay for protection in at least two classes of trademark protection. The filing fee for a paper trademark application is $375.00 per class. The filing fee for an electronic trademark application is $325.00 per class.

See the following USPTO links for additional information:

Trademark Processing Fees

What are the different classes of goods and services?

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