Processing Fee for Use of Paper Forms for Submission of Applications for Registration and Other Documents
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) proposes to amend its rules to require payment of a $50.00 paper-processing fee when a party submits a paper instead of an electronically transmittable form available through the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). If a party submits a paper document to the USPTO, and the TEAS system includes a form for preparing that document and transmitting it to the USPTO electronically, the fee for submitting the paper document will be fifty dollars more than the fee for submitting the equivalent electronic document via TEAS.
- Task
- Read the news
- Patent or trademark
- both
- Legacy system
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- Current entry point
- www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/05/17/02-12156/processing-fee-for-use-of-paper-forms-for-submission-of-applications-for-registration-and-other (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
- Legacy system and where it moved
- No legacy system name mention in title or summary )
- Fee
- Fee mentioned in title or summary (Confirmed in the document text)
- What you need (account or API key)
- No account or key mention in title or summary )
- Published
- 2002-05-17
- Document type
- Proposed Rule
- Source
- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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Related entry points
- Electronic Submission of Applications for Registration and Other Documents
- Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
- Submission for OMB Review
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- New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of Trademark-Related Correspondence and Madrid Protocol Rules Change
- Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and Payment Rules for Certain Madrid Protocol-Related Rules
- Changes to Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual Property Offices
- Electronic Submission of a Sequence Listing, a Large Table, or a Computer Program Listing Appendix in Patent Applications
- Changes in Rules Regarding Filing Trademark Correspondence by Express Mail or Under a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
- Changes in Fees for Filing Applications for Trademark Registration
- Pilot Program for Extended Time Period To Reply to a Notice To File Missing Parts of Nonprovisional Application
- Establishing Permanent Electronic Filing for Patent Term Extension Applications
- Rules of Practice for Trademark-Related Filings Under the Madrid Protocol Implementation Act
- Requirements To Receive a Reduced Fee for Filing an Application Through the Trademark Electronic Application System
- Rules of Practice for Trademark-Related Filings Under the Madrid Protocol Implementation Act
- Electronic Patent Issuance