37 CFR § 2.206 - Trademark fees payable in advance.

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title: "37 CFR § 2.206 - Trademark fees payable in advance."
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title_name: "Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights"
section_number: "2.206"
section_name: "Trademark fees payable in advance."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
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# 2.206 Trademark fees payable in advance.

(a) Trademark fees and charges payable to the Office are required to be paid in advance; that is, at the time of requesting any action by the Office for which a fee or charge is payable.

(b) All fees paid to the Office must be itemized in each individual trademark application or registration file, or trademark proceeding, so that the purpose for which the fees are paid is clear. The Office may return fees that are not itemized as required by this paragraph.