USPTO Publishes Changes to 2025 Patent Fees
Changes Coming to US Patent Fees On April 3rd, the USPTO published the proposed changes to patent fees for 2025. You can find information on the proposal here. The rationale behind the changes is “to provide the USPTO with sufficient aggregate revenue to recover the aggregate costs of patent operations in future years”. In addition […]
USPTO Publishes 2025 Changes to Trademark Fees
Changes Coming to US Trademark Fees On March 26th, the USPTO published the proposed changes to trademark fees for 2025. You can find information on the proposal here. The rationale behind the changes is far beyond the scope of what can be covered here, but we’ve highlighted some of the updates below. In addition to […]
EPC/PCT Fee Updates for April
As you (hopefully) are aware, EP fees will be increasing on the 1st of April. The PCT applicant’s guide has just been updated with the PCT fee-related changes – this week we summarize those updates. Enjoy! EPO PCT Fee Update effective from April 1, 2024 EPO Fee Highlights : In Annex C – Receiving Office […]
Change to Lebanon Trademark Fees and Renewal Term
Lebanon provided us with the only IP fee-related topic this week. This one is notable due to the shortening of the term for new trademarks. Let’s check it out! Lebanon Trademark Fees Update On February 15, 2024, Lebanon enacted Budget Law No. 324, which introduced changes to the costs and the duration of trademark protection. […]
A Quiet Week for Patent or Trademark Fee Updates
All quiet on fee update front Not a lot of fee-related news coming from PTOs this week. In the category of “not so new news”, everyone should know about the EPO fee increase taking effect on April 1 – you’ve got a couple more weeks to pre-pay those annuity payments! We’ll be back next week […]
No Patent or Trademark Fee Updates this Week
Everyone’s at Carnival! It’s all quiet this week on the fee front, everyone must be at Carnival! Check back next week!
No Patent or Trademark Fee Updates this Week
The Holiday Slowdown Arrives! This week was quiet; no significant updates were announced for patent or trademark fees. Perhaps the PTOs are out holiday shopping? Check back next week for (possibly) new updates!
Chile Madrid Trademark fee decrease coming
Chile Madrid Trademark Fee Decrease Coming There weren’t a lot of trademark fee updates this week – one small inflation-related decrease in Chile for Madrid Protocol Applications and Renewals. Big or small, we cover them all! Enjoy! Chile Madrid Fee Updates Effective Dec 30, 2023 Below are highlights of Chile Madrid trademark fee changes: Applications […]
Madrid Trademark fees decreasing for Japan and Syria
Madrid Fee Decrease For Japan and Syria This week, we saw several inflation-related Madrid Trademark fee decreases for Japanese and Syrian applications and renewals. Check out the updates below! Japan Madrid Fee Updates Effective Dec 23, 2023 Below are highlights of Japanese Madrid trademark fee changes: Applications will decrease from 304 CHF to 266 CHF […]
Australia and Finland Madrid Trademark Fee Decreases
Madrid Fee Decrease For Australia And Finland Another light week of fee updates this week. We have a couple of fee decreases and not much else to talk about. More time to eat turkey and watch the Lions win finally on a Thanksgiving Day football game. If you are in the US, you will know […]
