Section 15 (5-year renewal)

$250.00

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.