Estimate your total USPTO trademark filing fees under the 2025 fee structure. Enter your number of classes, choose a pre-approved or custom goods/services description, add intent-to-use and attorney costs, and see your filing, maintenance, and 10-year renewal costs instantly.
USPTO government fees + attorney
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) charges trademark fees per class of goods or services, not per application. There are 45 classes in the Nice Classification — 34 for products and 11 for services — and if your brand covers more than one (say, clothing and a retail store), you pay the filing fee for each class you select.
On January 18, 2025 the USPTO replaced the old TEAS Plus / TEAS Standard tiers with a single base application fee of $350 per class filed through the Trademark Center. Two surcharges can be added: +$200 per class if you write a custom (free-form) description of your goods and services instead of selecting a pre-approved entry from the USPTO ID Manual, and an additional +$200 per class for every extra 1,000 characters of free-form text. Using the approved descriptions keeps you at the $350 base.
The 2025 electronic base application fee. Each additional class adds another $350.
Writing your own goods/services description (instead of a pre-approved one) adds $200 per class.
Intent-to-use (1B) filings later require a Statement of Use — $150 per class — when the mark goes live.
A §8 Declaration ($325/class) is due in years 5–6, and a combined §8+§9 renewal ($650/class) every 10 years.
Founders searching "how much does a trademark cost," "USPTO filing fees 2025," or "trademark cost per class" usually find a confusing mix of old TEAS Plus ($250) and TEAS Standard ($350) numbers. This calculator uses the current 2025 single-base-fee structure so your estimate reflects what you'll actually pay today — government fees plus optional attorney costs.
The USPTO fee is the mandatory government cost. Many applicants also hire a trademark attorney, who typically charges a flat fee of roughly $300–$1,500 per class on top of the government fee to run a clearance search, draft the goods/services description, and respond to office actions. Enter your attorney's per-class quote to see your all-in cost.
A clothing brand files in 2 classes (apparel + online retail) using pre-approved descriptions, already selling, with a $500/class attorney: government fees are 2 × $350 = $700, attorney is 2 × $500 = $1,000, for $1,700 to file. Years 5–6 maintenance will be 2 × $325 = $650, and the year-10 renewal 2 × $650 = $1,300.
US startup founders, small-business owners, e-commerce sellers, and brand managers budgeting a trademark application — plus paralegals and attorneys giving clients a quick fee estimate.
US trademark filing fees are charged per class of goods or services, not per application, which is the single most consequential fact for budgeting. An application covering three classes costs three times the base fee. The USPTO offers filing options at different price points depending on how closely the description of goods matches its pre-approved ID Manual entries — using standard descriptions is cheaper. Beyond filing, further fees arrive later: a Statement of Use for intent-to-use applications, and maintenance filings between years five and six and again at ten, each per class.
Filing cost = Base fee per class × number of classesIntent-to-use adds a Statement of Use fee per classMaintenance: Section 8 declaration at years 5–6, Section 8+9 renewal at year 10Total first-year cost = filing + attorney fees + any office action responseswhere:
Assumptions: Fees are set by the USPTO and change periodically; confirm current amounts before budgeting. Attorney fees typically exceed government fees, and foreign applicants are required to use a US-licensed attorney.
Budget a realistic total for a business registering across goods and services.
Result$1,500 in government fees across three classes — $3,000–$4,500 all-in
Filing in one class instead of three would cut government fees to $500, which is why class selection deserves real thought: register where you actually trade rather than everywhere you might. An office action, which is common, adds attorney time and is the main source of budget overrun.
Fees reflect the USPTO schedule effective January 18, 2025 and are estimates for planning only — confirm current fees at uspto.gov before filing. This tool is not legal advice.