17 November 2020TrademarksSarah Morgan

USPTO fees hike to start next year after pandemic delay

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced it will increase certain trademark fees, including trademark filings and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) filing fees, from January 2021.

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