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A US trademark is valid for 10 years; are there any other costs or annual fees during that period?

Written by Jan Buza

Co-founder of Trama

Yes, there’s one more fee you should consider. It’s the Declaration of Use that will be requested from you between the 5th and 6th year after the registration date. This document must be filed to confirm your mark is still in active use in the US. This filing carries a fee per class and must be accompanied by a current specimen showing the mark in use. Failure to file results in cancellation of the registration.

Beyond that, no annual fees are required during the 10-year validity period. The next scheduled cost after the Declaration of Use is the renewal fee due at the 10-year mark, at which point a combined renewal and Declaration of Use is filed.

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