Initial Application Forms
1. Trademark/Servicemark Application, Principal Register [< This is the direct link to the electronic form.]
Use this form to file an initial application to register on the Principal Register a TRADEMARK for "goods" and/or a SERVICEMARK for "providing services" (this form is appropriate for either and you will not actually specify the "type" of mark when filing). Clicking on the link above will take you to a page offering the two versions of this form, namely, TEAS Plus and regular TEAS.
Preview TEAS Plus application form [PDF] prior to accessing the electronic version through the numbered link, above. Do not attempt to file the PDF version because it is for viewing purposes only and not the entrance of any information. To prepare and file the electronic form, you must click on the form title that follows 1. at the top of this section.
Preview regular TEAS application form [PDF] prior to accessing the electronic version through the numbered link, above. Do not attempt to file the PDF version because it is for viewing purposes only and not the entrance of any information. To prepare and file the electronic form, you must click on the form title that follows 1. at the top of this section.
FEES: The filing fee for your application will be based on the following:
1. NUMBER OF MARKS: Only ONE mark may be filed per application. If you have multiple marks, they require separate applications, each with its own filing fee.
2. NUMBER OF CLASSES: You must pay for each class of goods and/or services in the application. For example, if the application is for one mark but the mark is used on goods in two different classes, such as computer software in Class 9 and t-shirts in Class 25, then a filing fee for two classes is required before the application could be approved.
3. VERSION OF THE FORM BEING USED: The application filing fee for the TEAS Plus version of the form is $275 per class of goods and/or services, but with stricter requirements, while regular TEAS is $325 per class.
NO FEE REFUNDS: The filing fee is a processing fee that the USPTO will NOT refund, even if you ultimately do not receive a registration for your mark. Registration is NOT automatic and requires legal review by an examining attorney. Please take all necessary steps to ensure your mark is registrable before filing an application.
WARNING: Additional fee(s) and filing(s) will be required if you select the "intent to use basis" in the application form. Documents showing use of the mark in commerce will be required before registration.
Other Initial Application Forms [Only when Form #1, above, is not appropriate]
2. Trademark/Servicemark Application, Supplemental Register [< This is the direct link to the electronic form.]
Use this form to file an initial application to register a trademark/servicemark on the Supplemental Register, rather than the Principal Register. Certain marks that are not eligible for registration on the Principal Register may be registered on the Supplemental Register. For more information on the Supplemental Register, see Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure Section 815 et. seq.
NOTE: Before filing an application requesting registration on the Supplemental Register, you must be lawfully using the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods and/or services (unlike an application on the Principal Register, which may be based on an intent to use the mark in the future, under Section 1(b) of the Trademark Act). The only exception from the use requirement in seeking registration on the Supplemental Register is for applications based solely on Section 44 of the Trademark Act (i.e., based on a foreign application and/or registration).
3. Certification Mark Application, Principal Register [< This is the direct link to the electronic form.]
Use this form to file an initial application to register a certification mark, which is a mark that is used or intended to be used by authorized parties to show that goods or services have been certified, namely, to meet certain qualifications and standards. That is, a certification mark certifies regional or other origin of goods or services, as well as certifies other characteristics of goods or services, or certifies that the work or labor for the goods or services was performed by a particular group). A copy of the certification standards will be required. For more information on a certification mark, see Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure Section 1306.01 et seq.
4. Collective Membership Mark Application, Principal Register [< This is the direct link to the electronic form.]
Use this form to file an initial application to register a collective membership mark, which is a mark used by the members of a particular organization to signify that they are members of that organization (e.g., a social club or labor union). The applicant will be required to explain how it controls use of the mark by its members. For more information on a collective membership mark, see Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure Section 1304 et seq.
5. Collective Trademark/Servicemark Application, Principal Register [< This is the direct link to the electronic form.]
Use this form to file an initial application to register a collective trademark/service mark, which is a mark used by members of a collective organization to identify their goods and/or services and distinguish them from the goods and/or services of non-members. The applicant will be required to explain how it controls use of the mark by its members. For more information on a collective trademark/servicemark, see Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure Section 1303 et seq.
