Abstract-In this paper, a novel and compact dual-band filter with enhanced upper stop characteristics has been presented. Dual band pass filter characteristics are achieved by introducing transmission zero (TZ) in pass band of band pass filter (BPF). The wide band pass filter (BPF) is implemented by combining low pass filter characteristics (i.e., stepped impedance resonator) and high pass filter characteristics (i.e., short stubs). Closed rectangular ring resonator (CRRR) and open loop rectangular ring (OLRR) combination is used to produce two transmission zeros (TZs). One TZ is placed on the pass band of BPF such that resultant filter characteristic consists of two pass band. However, the second TZ is placed at edge of the pass band in BPF to improve skirt selectivity. The two pass bands are designed to cover two popular wireless bands namely WiMAX (center frequency f 1 (3.5 GHz) and WLAN (center frequency f 2 (5.7 GHz)) bands, i.e., 3.35-3.65 GHz and 5.5-5.85 GHz respectively. Equi-ripple low pass stepped impedance resonator (SIR) filter response is responsible for improved and spurious free upper stop band (> 20 GHz, i.e., > 6f 1 ) and also provides sharp skirt attenuation at upper stop band. The proposed filter is implemented on an RT/Duroid 5880 (ε r = 2.2) substrate with thickness of 0.785 mm and surface area of 19 × 12 sq · mm. Good agreement between simulated and measured results ensures that the proposed filter is a suitable candidate for modern dual band communications.