UK trade mark fees from 1 April 2026: what changed

Now in force since 1 April 2026. The fees below are the UK IPO's current fees, from its Trade mark forms and fees page (updated 23 July 2026).

The UK Intellectual Property Office increased trademark fees on 1 April 2026, the first increase in trademark fees since 1998. The IPO put the average increase across all its services at 25%. For trademark owners and applicants, the changes affect applications, renewals, oppositions and international designations.

What changed

Application fees:

• Online application: £205 for the first class (it was £170)

• Each additional class: £60

• Paper application: £250

Renewal fees (every 10 years):

• Renewal, online or paper: £245 for the first class, plus £60 for each additional class

Opposition fees:

• TM7 (notice of opposition): £125 on section 5(1) and/or 5(2) grounds only, £250 with any other ground

• TM7A (notice of threatened opposition): no fee

International trade marks: the individual fees for international trade marks that designate the UK, paid to WIPO in Swiss francs, also increased on 1 April 2026.

Why fees increased

The IPO explains that fees have not increased since 2018 for patents, 2016 for designs, and 1998 for trade marks. During that time, there has been a 32% rise in inflation. The IPO has absorbed costs through efficiency savings and reserves, but can no longer offset further cost pressures without a fee increase.

The increase will allow the IPO to continue investing in its systems and maintaining service quality.

Before you file

Check for conflicts before you file. An online application now costs £205, and the last thing you want is to pay it for a filing that gets opposed because a similar mark already exists on the register. A 60-second conflict check before filing could save you the application fee and months of wasted time.

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What this means if you already own a trademark

If you have a registered trademark, the fee increase makes protecting it even more important.

Opposition is still cheap - but only if you act in time. A TM7 opposition notice now costs £125 or £250, depending on the grounds. That is still a fraction of the cost of challenging a registered mark after the opposition window closes. The key is knowing about the conflicting filing within the 2-month opposition window.

Renewals cost more. Renewal is now £245 for the first class, plus £60 for each additional class. Losing a registration to a conflicting mark, and having to rebrand or re-file, costs dramatically more: a forced rebrand after trade mark infringement can cost a growing UK SME an estimated £65,000 to £275,000 (Tidman Legal, “Costs of rebranding after trade mark infringement”, 22 February 2026).

Monitoring pays for itself. TMGuard monitoring starts at £99 a year. If it catches one conflict over the 10-year life of your registration, it has paid for itself.

Before you pay

Whether you are filing a new application, renewing an existing mark, or considering an opposition, check for conflicts first. With every IPO fee higher since 1 April, making sure your filing is on solid ground before you pay matters more than ever.

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