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What does it cost to renew a trademark? (2026 USPTO fees)

The honest answer to "what does it cost to renew a trademark" is: it depends on how many classes you registered, whether you file on time, and whether you pay a service to do it for you. The good news is the government fee is public and predictable. Here's the real math for 2026, with a worked example you can copy for your own mark.

Published 2026-07-10 · fees verified vs USPTO

The short answer, and why it varies

There is no single flat price to renew a U.S. trademark, because the fee is charged per class of goods or services and depends on which maintenance filing is due. Two numbers drive almost everything:

Section 8 Declaration of Use — currently $325 per class when filed electronically. This is due at the 5–6 year mark and, going forward, alongside every renewal.
Section 9 Renewal Application — currently $325 per class when filed electronically. This is the actual "renewal" and comes due at each 10-year anniversary.

So a single-class registration filing on time at its 10-year renewal pays both — roughly $650 for that class in government fees. A three-class registration pays three times that. Fees change, so always confirm the current amounts on the official USPTO fee schedule before you budget or file.

Not sure how many classes you have — or which filing is due? Enter your serial or registration number in our free deadline checker. It reads the official record and tells you which maintenance filing is next and when, so you can price it out from the numbers below.

Which filing is due — and what each one costs

You're not choosing between these filings; the USPTO's schedule decides which applies based on your registration date. Here's the sequence and the government fee for each (electronic filing, per class):

Between years 5 and 6: Section 8 alone

Your first maintenance filing is the Section 8 Declaration of Use, due between the fifth and sixth anniversary of registration. At this stage there is no Section 9 yet, so you pay one fee — currently $325 per class. Nothing is due before year 5, and there is no renewal at year 5; it's the §8 only.

At year 10 and every 10 years: combined Section 8 & 9

Every ten-year anniversary — year 10, year 20, and so on — you file a combined Section 8 & 9: the Declaration of Use plus the Section 9 renewal, together. Because they're two separate fees, budget for both — currently about $650 per class ($325 §8 + $325 §9). This is the number most owners underestimate, because they remember the year-6 filing and assume year 10 costs the same.

The trap: people who filed a single §8 at year 6 for a few hundred dollars often assume the year-10 renewal is the same price. It's roughly double per class, because §8 and §9 are both charged. Plan for it early rather than being surprised at the deadline.

A worked example: do the per-class math

Fees are always per class, so multiply. Say your registration covers two classes — for example Class 25 (clothing) and Class 35 (retail services) — and you're at your ten-year renewal. Using the current $325-per-class figures:

Section 8, 2 classes: 2 × $325 = $650
Section 9, 2 classes: 2 × $325 = $650
Total government fee, filed on time: $1,300

That same two-class mark at the year-6 Section 8 (no §9 yet) would be just 2 × $325 = $650. And a single-class mark at year 10 would be $325 + $325 = $650. The pattern: count your classes, then apply $325 for the §8, and add another $325 per class for the §9 whenever a renewal year is involved. Verify the current per-class rate on the USPTO maintenance page before you commit numbers to a budget.

The grace-period surcharge: filing late costs more

Miss your on-time window and you get a six-month grace period to file — but the USPTO adds a surcharge per class, per filing. So on a combined §8 & 9, a late filing can carry two surcharges (one on the §8, one on the §9), each multiplied by your number of classes. On a multi-class mark, that adds up fast.

The surcharge is a real, avoidable cost — it buys you nothing except a later deadline. The cheapest renewal is always the on-time one. If you're already past your anniversary, don't wait out the grace window hoping to save; read exactly how the grace period works and file promptly, because the deadline itself never moves.

Past the grace period, there is no fee that saves you. A registration cancelled for a missed maintenance deadline cannot be revived — no late fee, no petition, no reinstatement. The only path back is filing a brand-new application and starting the examination process (and priority clock) over. See what happens when you miss a renewal.

DIY vs. a filing service: where the extra money goes

The per-class fees above are what the government charges no matter who clicks the buttons. When you file yourself through the USPTO's TEAS system, that's the entire cost — there's no separate service charge. A filing service, brand-registration company, or attorney adds their own fee on top of the government fee, often several hundred dollars per filing.

For a clean, actively-used registration, most owners can handle a §8 or a combined §8 & 9 themselves. Paying for help genuinely earns its keep when there's a complication: a change of owner, a specimen problem, goods or services you've stopped using and need to delete, or an office action to answer. Just be clear about what you're buying — the value is the expertise, not access to the filing (anyone can file directly at uspto.gov).

Be especially wary of unsolicited mail or email offering to "renew" your trademark for a bundled fee — these are a common source of inflated pricing and outright scams. Compare the government fee against any quote before you pay, and see our honest filing options, which list the DIY path first, at cost.

The hidden cost most owners forget to budget

The largest "cost" of trademark maintenance usually isn't a fee at all — it's the value of a mark that gets cancelled because nobody was watching the calendar. Deadlines land 5 and 10 years apart, correspondence addresses go stale, and USPTO email notices get missed. A registration your business depends on can quietly lapse for want of a $325 filing.

That's the gap a watch service closes. A $49/year RenewMark watch tracks your exact §8, §9, and combined-renewal dates from the official record and warns you well ahead of each window — including the grace deadline and status changes a plain calendar reminder can't catch. Weigh that against re-filing a cancelled mark from scratch, and the math is straightforward.

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to renew a trademark in 2026?

For a single-class registration filing on time, a ten-year renewal is currently about $650 in USPTO fees — $325 for the Section 8 Declaration plus $325 for the Section 9 Renewal, per class. A multi-class mark pays those fees for each class. Always confirm the current per-class amounts on the official USPTO fee schedule.

Why is the year-10 renewal more expensive than the year-6 filing?

At years 5–6 you file only the Section 8 Declaration of Use — one fee per class. At year 10 (and every ten years after), you file a combined Section 8 & 9, which is two separate fees per class, so the government cost is roughly double per class.

How much is the late (grace-period) surcharge?

The USPTO adds a surcharge per class and per filing when you file during the six-month grace period, so a late combined Section 8 & 9 can carry two surcharges times your number of classes. Check the current surcharge amount on the USPTO fee schedule; the only way to avoid it entirely is filing on time.

Can I renew a trademark for free or reinstate a cancelled one cheaply?

No. Maintenance fees are mandatory, and a registration cancelled for a missed deadline cannot be revived at any price — there is no reinstatement. Your only option is filing a brand-new application, which means paying application fees and restarting examination.

Want the exact number for your mark? Run your serial or registration number through the free deadline checker — it shows which filing is due, when, and how many classes you'll pay for, in about ten seconds with no account. For a mark you can't afford to lose, a $49/year watch makes sure a $325 filing never turns into a re-filing.

General information, not legal advice. RenewMark is an independent service and is not affiliated with the USPTO. Fees and rules change — confirm your specifics against the official record at tsdr.uspto.gov and uspto.gov before relying on anything here.