Section 15 (5-year renewal)
an optional declaration that requires the filing of a sworn statement that:
There has been no final adverse court decision affecting the registrant’s ownership or right to use the trademark.
There is no pending proceeding involving the trademark.
The mark has been in continuous use for the past 5 years (Section 8 Declaration).
A section 15 Declaration makes the trademark registration “incontestable”. Incontestable status denies adverse litigants the ability to challenge your trademark registration. For example, even a prior unregistered user of the trademark is blocked from canceling your trademark registration when it is deemed incontestable.
an optional declaration that requires the filing of a sworn statement that:
There has been no final adverse court decision affecting the registrant’s ownership or right to use the trademark.
There is no pending proceeding involving the trademark.
The mark has been in continuous use for the past 5 years (Section 8 Declaration).
A section 15 Declaration makes the trademark registration “incontestable”. Incontestable status denies adverse litigants the ability to challenge your trademark registration. For example, even a prior unregistered user of the trademark is blocked from canceling your trademark registration when it is deemed incontestable.
an optional declaration that requires the filing of a sworn statement that:
There has been no final adverse court decision affecting the registrant’s ownership or right to use the trademark.
There is no pending proceeding involving the trademark.
The mark has been in continuous use for the past 5 years (Section 8 Declaration).
A section 15 Declaration makes the trademark registration “incontestable”. Incontestable status denies adverse litigants the ability to challenge your trademark registration. For example, even a prior unregistered user of the trademark is blocked from canceling your trademark registration when it is deemed incontestable.
Section 15, which is highly recommended, is $200 extra for the government fee. The lawyer fee is an additional $50.