USPTO Trademark Center Replaces TEAS for Applications

USPTO Director Blog

Published January 18th, 2025

Detected March 22nd, 2026

Summary

The USPTO announced that the new Trademark Center will replace the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) for all trademark applications starting January 18, 2025. The Trademark Center, currently in beta, aims to provide a more efficient and user-friendly experience for trademark applicants and owners.

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What changed

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that the Trademark Center will become the sole platform for filing trademark registration applications on January 18, 2025, replacing the existing Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). This transition is part of the USPTO's strategic plan to modernize its systems and improve the applicant experience. The Trademark Center, which has been in open beta since summer, incorporates feedback from years of customer surveys and user testing to enhance data quality and streamline the examination process.

Affected parties, including legal professionals and entrepreneurs, should prepare to transition to the Trademark Center for all future trademark filings. While TEAS will remain operational until January 18, 2025, customers are encouraged to begin using the new system to familiarize themselves with its features. The USPTO is continuing to develop and add features based on user feedback, aiming to make the Trademark Center the single platform for all trademark services, including searching and other related functions.

What to do next

Transition to the Trademark Center for all trademark applications by January 18, 2025.
Familiarize legal staff and clients with the new Trademark Center platform.
Monitor USPTO communications for further updates and training opportunities on the Trademark Center.

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Trademark Center—a new way to apply to register your trademark

Trademarks

A photo illustration of the starting page of the USPTO's new Trademark Center, as depicted on a computer monitor. (Gabriella McNevin/USPTO)

Trademark Center—a new way to apply to register your trademark

David S. Gooder

December 18, 2024

3 min read We recently shared that on January 18, 2025, Trademark Center will become the only way to apply for a trademark registration. While you can still submit applications in the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) until then, I invite you to join the thousands of customers who have already tried Trademark Center. I think you’ll appreciate some of the updates and new capabilities as you get familiar with the system.

Modernizing our systems has been a key focus at the USPTO, and it’s one of the goals of our 2022-26 strategic plan to ensure all trademark applicants and owners have the best experience possible when doing business with our agency. One way we're doing this is through our open beta rollout of Trademark Center, which was launched this past summer. You can now draft and file your trademark application in this new system at trademarkcenter.uspto.gov, and we’ve recently added some exciting new features. Over the next few years, it will become the single platform for not only your trademark registration needs but searching and other trademark services.

We appreciate that change is not easy for those who are used to the familiarity of legacy tools such as our TEAS. We've designed Trademark Center to provide you with an easier, more convenient experience.

Years of customer feedback and survey data gave us a clear picture of your experiences with TEAS, and we used those insights to develop a prototype. As it took shape, we began iterative user testing, refining the design each time. Throughout the development process, we completed many rounds of customer experience testing with attorneys, paralegals, entrepreneurs, and business owners before releasing the beta to the public, and we are continuing this effort.

The new features in Trademark Center aim to improve your filing experience and increase the data quality in applications to support a more efficient examination process. This is one important aspect in our plan to reduce pendency, which we recently wrote about in the Director’s blog.

The new features in Trademark Center aim to improve your filing experience and increase the data quality in applications. Commissioner for Trademarks Gooder Although some practitioner-focused features weren’t included with the initial beta launch, they’ve always been a top priority. We released the beta with core application functionality to put it in the hands of the public as soon as possible. Now that we’ve added features such as custom views and tools for instant collaboration between attorneys and their sponsored support staff, I hope all of our customers can enjoy its benefits and continue sharing ideas for improvement.

We're eager to hear more about what your needs are so we can make Trademark Center work even better for you. Visit our Trademark Center webpage to learn more about the system and upcoming training opportunities.

Commissioner for Trademarks David Gooder speaks at a USPTO event at the agency's headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, on April 10, 2024. (Photo by Jay Premack/USPTO)

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Your voice matters — whether you’re submitting your first trademark application, or you’re a seasoned practitioner. We’re excited to collaborate with you as we continue developing this system.

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