{"id":"us-fee-trademark-section-8","page":"https://joyworkos.com/en/reports/uspto-section-8-declaration-fee/","name":"US trademark 6-year declaration of use, Section 8 (USPTO)","name_en":"US trademark 6-year declaration of use, Section 8 (USPTO)","local_name":"Declaration of Use under Section 8 (with optional Section 15 Declaration of Incontestability)","country":"US","country_name":"United States","category":"Government fees","what_it_shows":"Between the 5th and 6th anniversary of a US registration the owner must file a Section 8 declaration that the mark is still in use, with one specimen and a fee per class; it is often combined with a Section 15 declaration making the mark incontestable. If not filed by the end of the 6-month grace period the registration is cancelled.","who_needs_it":"Brand owners 5-6 years after registration, foreign (including Israeli) trademark owners, trademark attorneys","why":"Keeping a registration alive after year 5, making the mark incontestable, cleaning the goods/services list","price":null,"sold_by_joy":false,"delivery":"Electronic filing receipt immediately; acceptance notice after USPTO review","format":"Trademark Center filing receipt (PDF); later Notice of Acceptance (and Acknowledgment for Section 15)","who_can_order":"Professionals only","what_we_need":{"details":"US registration number; owner details; goods/services in use per class; one specimen per class; for Section 15: confirmation of 5 years' continuous use and no adverse decision or pending proceeding; US-licensed attorney for foreign-domiciled owners","upload":"none","authorisation":"sign","original_by_courier":false},"legal_limits":"Only the owner or a US-licensed attorney may sign; foreign-domiciled owners need a US-licensed attorney (37 CFR 2.11). Declarations are made under penalty of perjury.","issuer":"United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)","official_source":"https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/maintain/keeping-your-registration-alive","how_to_get_it_yourself":"uspto.gov > Trademarks > Maintain a registration > Keeping your registration alive > Trademark Center post-registration form (Section 8, or combined Sections 8 and 15) > sign in with verified USPTO.gov account > enter registration number > declare use per class and upload specimens > pay > submit","faq":[{"q":"How do I get US trademark 6-year declaration of use, Section 8 (USPTO)?","a":"Only the person concerned can obtain it, directly from United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). uspto.gov > Trademarks > Maintain a registration > Keeping your registration alive > Trademark Center post-registration form (Section 8, or combined Sections 8 and 15) > sign in with verified USPTO.gov account > enter registration number > declare use per class and upload specimens > pay > submit"}],"languages":[{"lang":"he","page":"https://joyworkos.com/reports/uspto-section-8-declaration-fee/"},{"lang":"en","page":"https://joyworkos.com/en/reports/uspto-section-8-declaration-fee/"}],"order":null,"seller":"Joy Work OS (Neos Tech Ltd, Israel) — a private service, not the issuing authority"}