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On June 19, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) issued a notice of proposed rule making to set or increase certain trademark fees. The proposed fee adjustments are needed to provide the Office with a sufficient amount of aggregate revenue to recover the aggregate cost of Trademark and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) operations in future years (based on current projections) and to allow the Office to continue progress towards achieving strategic goals.

2020年6月19日，美国专利商标局（USPTO）发布了拟设置或增加某些商标费用的通知。 此次进行费用调整的目的是让商标局有足够的总收入来覆盖商标和商标审判与上诉委员会（TTAB）未来几年的运营总成本（基于当前预测），并使商标局能够继续在实现战略目标方面取得进展。

The goal of fee setting at the USPTO is to provide sufficient financial resources to facilitate the effective administration of the United States intellectual property (IP) system.The USPTO has developed trademark fee proposals aligned with Strategic Plan goals and policy objectives that would generate sufficient aggregate revenue to meet future strategic trademark and TTAB operational requirements including associated administrative costs.

USPTO设定费用的目标是为促进对美国知识产权体系的有效管理提供足够的财政资源。USPTO制定的的商标费用提案与战略计划目标和政策目标相一致，这些提案一旦生效将产生足够的总收入，可以满足未来商标和上诉委员会(TTAB)包括相关的管理费用等战略性运营需求。

- The fee-setting goals:

1. Better aligning fees with costs

2. Protecting the integrity of the trademark register

3. Improving the efficiency of USPTO processes

4. Ensuring financial stability to facilitate effective trademark operations  

-费用设定目标：

1. 更好地将费用与成本相结合

2. 保护商标注册的完整性

3. 提高美国专利商标局流程的效率

4. 确保财务稳定以促进有效的商标运营

The USPTO proposes adjusting the following fees:

1. Application filing

2. Affidavits under section 8 and71

3. Petitions to the Director

4. TTAB opposition, appeal and trial proceedings

USPTO拟调整以下费用：

1. 申请

2. 第8和71条规定的宣誓

3. 给局长的请愿书

4. 商标审理与上诉委员会的异议、上诉和审判程序

The USPTO proposes adding the following new fees:

1. Filing a second or subsequent request for an extension of time to file an appeal brief

2. Oral hearing

3. Letter of Protest

4. Request for reconsideration more than 3 months after an office action

5. Deleting goods, services, and/or classes after filing an affidavit under section 8 or 71

USPTO拟增加以下新费用：

1. 提交第二次或随后的延期请求，以提出上诉摘要

2. 口审

3. 抗议信

4. 审查意见发出之日起3个月以上要求复议

5. 根据第8或71条提交宣誓后，删除商品、服务和/或分类

Application filing fees

申请费

- Applicants filing an application under 66(a) through the Madrid Protocol will pay the equivalent of $500 in Swiss francs.

- 根据《马德里议定书》根据第66（a）条提交申请的申请人将用瑞士法郎支付相当于500美元的费用。

Affidavits under section 8 and 71 of the act 

商标法第8条和第71条规定的使用宣誓

- New fees will be added to encourage registrants to maintain an accurate registration of goods and services in use prior to the filing of an affidavit or renewal.

- No fee will be charged to amend the goods, services or classes if the request is made prior to filing the section 8 or 71 affidavit. 

- 费用上调的目的在于鼓励商标注册人在提交使用宣誓或续展之前，选择合适的、实际已经投入使用的商品和服务项目进行维护注册。

- 在提交使用宣誓之前，请求修改商品、服务或类别将不收取任何费用。

Petition fees

请愿书费用

New fees will be added to file a letter of protest to recognize that there are costs associated with the processing of the request and to address frivolous filings. 

此处增加了一个提交抗议信的新费用，以明确处理此类请求的费用并解决一些轻率的申请。

Request for reconsideration

申请复议

1. New fees will be added to encourage more timely resolution of office actions.

2. No fees will charged if the request is filed within three month of the office action.

1. 此次上调的费用是为了激励申请人对审查意见进行更及时的答复。

2. 如在审查意见下发后三个月内提交复议申请，无费用产生。

TTAB cancellation and opposition fees

美国商标复审和上诉委员会撤销和异议费用

TTAB appeal and trial fees

TTAB上诉和审判费

The proposed fee schedule does not impose undue or disproportionate burdens on smaller entities as it treats all fee payers the same and there are lower cost filing options available to all who chose to send a more complete application.

拟议的费用表不会对较小的实体造成不当或不成比例的负担，因为其对所有费用支付者都一视同仁，并且所有申请人都可选择以较低费用提交较完整申请。

Trademark applicants and owners can expect progress towards optimizing trademark application pendency, issuing high quality trademarks, fostering business effectiveness and improved customer experience, enhancing the operations of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, optimizing the quality and efficiency of information technology to improve business operations, and ensuring financial sustainability to facilitate effective operations.

商标申请人和所有人可以期待USPTO在多个方面取得进展，如：优化商标申请审查、发布高质量商标、提高业务效率、改善客户体验、增强商标评审委员会的运作、优化信息技术质量和效率以改善业务运作，以及确保财务可持续性以促进有效运营等。

The USPTO anticipates that the earliest any proposed trademark fee changes could take effect is October 2020. Written comments must be received on or before August 3, 2020. Comments be submitted electronically via email to TMFRNotices@uspto.gov.

USPTO预计，拟议的商标费用变更最早可在2020年10月生效。如有意见，公众必须在2020年8月3日或之前通过电子邮件方式提交意见建议至TMFRNotices@uspto.gov。

通知原文见如下网址：

https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/performance-and-planning/fee-setting-and-adjusting#tmfee-info