819.02 Adding a Class During Examination
Amendments to classification are rare in TEAS Plus applications, since the identification of goods/services is taken from the USPTO ID Manual, and the TEAS Plus application form does not permit the applicant to edit the "Classification" field. In the rare case where the TEAS Plus applicant amends the application to add a product or service that is within the scope of the original identification of goods/services, but is in a different class, the fee for the additional class is the reduced TEAS Plus application fee. See TMEP §1403.02(c).
Example: The applicant selects the identification "hair shampoo" in Class 3. The applicant later adds "medicated dandruff shampoo" in Class 5, which is within the scope of the original identification. The applicant will pay the reduced TEAS Plus application fee, as long as the applicant has not failed to meet the TEAS Plus application requirements for some other reason.
If the applicant adds a class after failing to meet one or more of the TEAS Plus application requirements, the applicant will be required to pay the regular TEAS Standard fee per added class, in addition to the additional processing fee.