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field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"><div class="field__item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--aside paragraph--view-mode--default sg-esi---80536"><div class="field field--name-field-content-reference field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"><div class="field__item"><article data-history-node-id="159341" class="node node--type-page node-page node--view-mode-teaser view-mode-teaser"><h3><a href="/trademarks/protect/recognizing-common-scams" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Recognizing common scams</span></a></h3><div class="node__content"><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> Recognize commons trademark scams to help you avoid costly mistakes.</div></div></article></div></div></div></div><div class="field__item"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type--aside paragraph--view-mode--default sg-esi---58769"><div class="field field--name-field-content-reference field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"><div class="field__item"><article data-history-node-id="216693" class="node node--type-page node-page node--view-mode-teaser view-mode-teaser"><h3><a href="/trademarks/fees-payment-information/summary-2025-trademark-fee-changes" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Summary of 2025 trademark fee changes</span></a></h3><div class="node__content"><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> This page highlights the changes in the fiscal year 2025 final trademark fee rule.</div></div></article></div><div class="field__item"><article data-history-node-id="217124" class="node node--type-page node-page node--view-mode-teaser view-mode-teaser"><h3><a href="/trademarks/additional-fees-trademark-applications" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Additional fees for trademark applications</span></a></h3><div class="node__content"><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> As part of the 2025 fee rule, we now have additional fees for applications filed under Sections 1 and 44 that are incomplete or contain custom identifications of goods or...</div></div></article></div><div class="field__item"><article data-history-node-id="163043" class="node node--type-page node-page node--view-mode-teaser view-mode-teaser"><h3><a href="/about-us/performance-and-planning/fee-setting-and-adjusting" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Fee setting and adjusting</span></a></h3><div class="node__content"><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> USPTO fee setting and adjusting information</div></div></article></div><div class="field__item"><article data-history-node-id="161351" class="node node--type-page node-page node--view-mode-teaser view-mode-teaser"><h3><a href="/learning-and-resources/fees-and-payment/financial-manager-information" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Financial Manager information</span></a></h3><div class="node__content"><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> Financial Manager is the USPTO's easy to use online fee payment management system. You can store and manage payment methods online, generate and download transaction...</div></div></article></div></div></div></div></div></div></article></div></div></aside><div class="col-md-9" id="content" role="main"><a id="main-content" tabindex="-1"></a><div class="region region-highlighted"><div id="block-highlighted-alert-158616-11" data-disable-close="true" class="uspto-alert block block-ctools block-entity-viewnode block-highlighted-alert-158616-11" style="display:none"><div region="highlighted" data-history-node-id="158616" class="node node--type-page node-page node--view-mode-highlighted-alert view-mode-highlighted-alert alert alert-warning block"><div class="container-lg"><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-alert field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Scam alert! </h2><p><span>Scammers sometimes pretend they’re from the USPTO to trick you into thinking you owe them money. They’ll even refer to fees on our website and demand immediate payment. Don't pay scammers! USPTO employees will never request personal or payment information by phone, email, text message, or social media.</span> Read the <a href="/trademarks/protect/ten-things-you-can-do-protect-your-trademark-application-or-registration" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="d4a92ecb-1c18-40a9-bca4-df1e9acc947a" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Ten things you can do to protect your trademark application or registration">10 things you can do to protect yourself</a> and learn how to <a href="/trademarks/protect/recognizing-common-scams" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="3c05b173-ecdc-47f4-b482-fc75e297cd79" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Recognizing common scams">Recognize commons scams</a>.</p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="region region-content"><div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden"></div><div id="block-pagetitle" class="block block-core block-page-title-block block-pagetitle clearfix"><h1 class="page-title"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Trademark fee information</span></h1></div><div class="views-element-container block block-views block-views-blockuspto-media-gallery-block-2 block-views-block-uspto-media-gallery-block-2" id="block-views-block-uspto-media-gallery-block-2"><div region="content"><div class="view view-uspto-media-gallery view-id-uspto_media_gallery view-display-id-block_2 js-view-dom-id-d697e327b1ae14f5b5d3b12a9c832ff9e6ea54c6896f7034a18ac93b191c61da"></div></div></div><div id="block-uspto-theme-system-main" class="block block-system block-system-main-block block-uspto-theme-system-main"> <article data-history-node-id="158616" class="node node--type-page node-page node--view-mode-full view-mode-full"><div class="node__content"><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW80961188 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW80961188 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW80961188 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">Almost all trademark fees are calculated on a </span><a href="/trademarks/laws/how-satisfy-requirements-multiple-class-application-or-multiple-class" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="9d70c854-90ae-4734-8194-3e57b8d25dd0" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="How to satisfy the requirements for a multiple-class application or multiple-class amendment to allege use"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW80961188 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">per-class basis</span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW80961188 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US"> for all goods and services. For applications based on Trademark Act Section 1 (use in commerce or intent-to-use) or Section 44 (foreign application or registration), the cost to register your trademark depends on three things:</span><span class="EOP SCXW80961188 BCX8"> </span></p></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW80961188 BCX8"><ul><li><strong>The total number of classes of goods or services in your application.</strong> Although you can only include one trademark per application, you can list multiple classes, <a href="/trademarks/basics/goods-and-services">goods, and services</a>.</li><li><strong>The completeness and complexity of your application.</strong> There may be additional fees if your application doesn’t meet certain requirements or requires a more detailed review.</li><li><strong>Your application filing basis.</strong> If you choose an intent-to-use <a href="/trademarks/apply/basis">filing basis</a> under Section 1(b), you’ll need to submit additional documents and fees showing you’re actually using your mark in commerce before your mark may register. </li></ul></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW80961188 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW80961188 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW80961188 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US"></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW80961188 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW80961188 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW80961188 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">For a full list of all trademark fees, including for applications and registrations based on Section 66(a), see </span><span class="TextRun SCXW80961188 BCX8 NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed" lang="EN-US">our</span><span class="TextRun SCXW80961188 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US"> </span><a href="/learning-and-resources/fees-and-payment/uspto-fee-schedule#Trademark%20Fees"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW80961188 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">USPTO fee schedule page</span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW80961188 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">.</span><span class="EOP SCXW80961188 BCX8"> </span></p></div><h2>Base application filing fee</h2><p><span class="TextRun SCXW111130122 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">The base application filing fee for each class of goods or services in a Section 1 or Section 44 application is $350 if the application meets the requirements. For example, you might have a clothing line of golf shirts, dress shirts, and T-shirts. These goods all fall under the same international class, so your filing fee would be $350 if your application otherwise meets the base application requirements. However, if you also provide custom T-shirt printing services, you’d have goods and services in two different international classes. In that case, your filing fee would be $700 ($350 for each class).</span><span class="EOP SCXW111130122 BCX8"> </span></p><h3>Additional fees</h3><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW233142283 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW233142283 BCX8"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW233142283 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">We now have </span><span class="TextRun SCXW233142283 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">additional fees </span><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW233142283 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">for Section 1 and Section 44 applications that:</span></p><ul><li>Don’t include required information</li><li>Contain custom identifications of goods or services</li><li>Have lengthy identifications</li></ul></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW233142283 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW233142283 BCX8"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW233142283 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US"></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW233142283 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW233142283 BCX8"><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW233142283 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">These </span><span class="TextRun SCXW233142283 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">fees</span><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW233142283 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US"> encourage customers to file more complete applications, which improves examination efficiency and reduces the time it takes to register your trademark. For more information and examples, s</span><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW233142283 BCX8 NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest" lang="EN-US">ee our </span><a href="/trademarks/additional-fees-trademark-applications" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="e860eaba-7f3b-4570-8ef3-7c8cf33cd1d1" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Additional fees for trademark applications"><span class="TextRun SCXW233142283 BCX8 NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest" lang="EN-US">additional</span><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW233142283 BCX8 NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest" lang="EN-US"> fees page</span></a><span class="TextRun Highlight SCXW233142283 BCX8 NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest" lang="EN-US">.</span><span class="EOP CommentHighlightPipeRest SCXW233142283 BCX8"> </span></p><table><thead><tr><th><p class="text-align-center">Additional fee description</p></th><th><p class="text-align-center">Fee</p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span class="TextRun SCXW104188667 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">Insufficient information, per class </span><span class="EOP SCXW104188667 BCX8"> </span></td><td>$100</td></tr><tr><td><span class="TextRun SCXW112575549 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">Using the free-form text box instead of the Trademark ID Manual within the electronic application to identify goods and services, per class </span><span class="EOP SCXW112575549 BCX8"> </span></td><td>$200</td></tr><tr><td><span class="TextRun SCXW211892495 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">Each additional group of 1,000 characters in the free-form text box beyond the first 1,000, per affected class </span><span class="EOP SCXW211892495 BCX8"> </span></td><td>$200</td></tr></tbody></table></div><h2>Fees for Section 1(b) intent-to-use applications</h2><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW67186721 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW67186721 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW67186721 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">In addition to paying the base application fee per class and any additional fees that you may incur, later in the process you’ll need to pay: </span><span class="EOP SCXW67186721 BCX8"> </span></p></div><div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW67186721 BCX8"><ul><li>$150 per class when you file an amendment to allege use or a statement of use to claim you’re using your trademark in commerce</li><li>$125 per class if you file a request for an extension of time to file a statement of use  </li></ul></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW67186721 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW67186721 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW67186721 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US"></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW67186721 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW67186721 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW67186721 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">For more information about these additional requirements, see </span><span class="TextRun SCXW67186721 BCX8 NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed" lang="EN-US">our</span><span class="TextRun SCXW67186721 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US"> </span><a href="/trademarks/apply/intent-use-itu-forms" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="b8d836f0-2c4e-413e-8a63-4f4837ecdcc2" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Intent to use (ITU) forms"><span class="FieldRange SCXW67186721 BCX8 TextRun Underlined NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">intent-to-use applications page</span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW67186721 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">. </span><span class="EOP SCXW67186721 BCX8"> </span></p></div><h2 id="heading-3">Fee to revive your abandoned application</h2><p><span class="TextRun SCXW54550478 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">If your application is abandoned for not timely responding to an office action, for example, you may file a petition to revive your application. The cost to file is $250. </span><span class="EOP SCXW54550478 BCX8"> </span></p><h2 id="heading-5">Registration maintenance filing fees</h2><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW212492040 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW212492040 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW212492040 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">After you register your trademark and you file your first declaration of use in the sixth year after registration, you must file certain documents at regular intervals to show you’re continuing to use your trademark in commerce. </span><span class="EOP SCXW212492040 BCX8"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW212492040 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW212492040 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW212492040 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US"></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW212492040 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW212492040 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW212492040 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">There is a six-month grace period after the one-year deadline for certain maintenance documents. You can file during the grace period, but you'll need to pay an additional fee. If you don't file before the end of the grace period, your registration will be canceled or will expire, or your extension of protection to the U.S. will be invalidated (if you filed the underlying application via the World Intellectual Property Organization under the Madrid system). For more information about filing maintenance documents, see our page on </span><a href="/trademarks/maintain/keeping-your-registration-alive" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="edff13d8-0187-41dd-b138-816787a1ec3e" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Keeping your registration alive"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW212492040 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">keeping your registration alive</span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW212492040 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">.</span><span class="EOP SCXW212492040 BCX8"> </span></p><table><thead><tr><th><p class="text-align-center">Form</p></th><th><p class="text-align-center">Fee</p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span class="TextRun SCXW127699008 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">Five-year declaration, per class (also called a Section 8 or Section 71 declaration of use)</span><span class="EOP SCXW127699008 BCX8"> </span></td><td><div class="TableCellContent SCXW52075750 BCX8"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW52075750 BCX8"><p class="text-align-right Paragraph SCXW52075750 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW52075750 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">$325</span><span class="EOP SCXW52075750 BCX8"> </span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><span class="TextRun SCXW219223207 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">Five-year declaration grace period fee, per class</span><span class="EOP SCXW219223207 BCX8"> </span></td><td><div class="TableCellContent SCXW52075750 BCX8"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW52075750 BCX8"><p class="text-align-right Paragraph SCXW52075750 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW52075750 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">$100</span><span class="EOP SCXW52075750 BCX8"> </span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div class="TableCellContent SCXW13746821 BCX8"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW13746821 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW13746821 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW13746821 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">Five-year declaration, per class combined with a declaration of incontestability, per class (also called a combined Section 8 or Section 71 and Section 15 declaration)</span><span class="EOP SCXW13746821 BCX8"> </span></p></div></div></td><td><div class="TableCellContent SCXW52075750 BCX8"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW52075750 BCX8"><p class="text-align-right Paragraph SCXW52075750 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW52075750 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">$575</span><span class="EOP SCXW52075750 BCX8"> </span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div class="TableCellContent SCXW13746821 BCX8"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW13746821 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW13746821 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW13746821 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">10-year renewal, per class combined with a five-year declaration, per class (also called a combined Section 8 or Section 71 and Section 9 declaration)</span><span class="EOP SCXW13746821 BCX8"> </span></p></div></div></td><td><div class="TableCellContent SCXW52075750 BCX8"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW52075750 BCX8"><p class="text-align-right Paragraph SCXW52075750 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW52075750 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">$650</span><span class="EOP SCXW52075750 BCX8"> </span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div class="TableCellContent SCXW109782595 BCX8"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW109782595 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW109782595 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW109782595 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">10-year renewal grace period fee, per class</span><span class="EOP SCXW109782595 BCX8"> </span></p></div></div></td><td><div class="TableCellContent SCXW52075750 BCX8"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW52075750 BCX8"><p class="text-align-right Paragraph SCXW52075750 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW52075750 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">$100</span><span class="EOP SCXW52075750 BCX8"> </span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div class="TableCellContent SCXW109782595 BCX8"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW109782595 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW109782595 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW109782595 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">Declaration of incontestability, per class (also called a Section 15 declaration)</span><span class="EOP SCXW109782595 BCX8"> </span></p></div></div></td><td><div class="TableCellContent SCXW52075750 BCX8"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW52075750 BCX8"><p class="text-align-right Paragraph SCXW52075750 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW52075750 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">$250</span><span class="EOP SCXW52075750 BCX8"> </span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><h2>Methods of payment</h2><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW57210968 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW57210968 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW57210968 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">We only accept payment in U.S. dollars. When you file a new trademark application in </span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW57210968 BCX8" href="https://trademarkcenter.uspto.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW57210968 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">Trademark Center</span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW57210968 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">, you pay the application fee with a credit or debit card, or USPTO deposit account.</span><span class="EOP SCXW57210968 BCX8"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW57210968 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW57210968 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW57210968 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US"></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW57210968 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW57210968 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW57210968 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">When you file other forms in the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) and </span><span class="TextRun SCXW57210968 BCX8 NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed" lang="EN-US">TEASi</span><span class="TextRun SCXW57210968 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">, you pay using our </span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW57210968 BCX8" href="https://fees.uspto.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW57210968 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">Financial Manager</span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW57210968 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US"> system. Financial Manager allows you to pay with a credit or debit card, a </span><a href="/learning-and-resources/fees-and-payment/deposit-account-rules-and-information" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="8bd6276d-3e22-4793-b1e3-33b785aa4bf3" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Deposit account rules and information"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW57210968 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">USPTO deposit account</span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW57210968 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">, or an electronic funds transfer.</span><span class="EOP SCXW57210968 BCX8"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW57210968 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW57210968 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW57210968 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US"></span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW57210968 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW57210968 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW57210968 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">In certain circumstances, such as a systems outage, you may be able to file your document using an alternative filing method and payment option. For more information, see our page on </span><a href="/trademarks/apply/filing-documents-during-outage" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="c793db4b-1a92-46dd-b87b-beb0e7efdb71" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Filing trademark documents when unable to file electronically"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW57210968 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">filing trademark documents when unable to file electronically</span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW57210968 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">.</span><span class="EOP SCXW57210968 BCX8"> </span></p><h2><span class="EOP SCXW57210968 BCX8">Refunds and processing fees</span></h2><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW57949404 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW57949404 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW57949404 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">Generally, we don’t refund fees. Filing an application doesn’t automatically guarantee your trademark will be registered or, if registered, that it will stay registered. For more information, see </span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW57949404 BCX8" href="https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TMEP/current#/current/TMEP-400d1e273.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW57949404 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">TMEP section 405.04</span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW57949404 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">.</span><span class="EOP SCXW57949404 BCX8"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW57949404 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW57949404 BCX8"><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW57949404 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US"></span></strong></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW57949404 BCX8"><p class="Paragraph SCXW57949404 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW57949404 BCX8 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">There is a $50 processing fee for a refused or charged back payment. 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