Keep your trademark alive with regular renewals

If you’ve had a registered trademark for five or more years, it may be time to file a renewal.

  • Maintain your registration rights
  • Protect your brand identity
  • Prevent your trademark from expiring
Trademark Renewal

Why should I file a trademark renewal?

Whether it’s your 5th anniversary or your 50th, it’s essential to renew your trademark to preserve your brand identity.

  • Maintain Your Mark - Extend your trademark rights to ensure continuous brand protection.
  • Prevent Expiration - Keep your trademark alive by letting the USPTO know it’s still in use.
  • Save Time and Money - Avoid spending hundreds or thousands of dollars to reapply.
Trademark Registration Renewal

$299

+ USPTO filing fees

Start My Trademark Renewal

When do I need to renew my trademark?

A registered trademark can last forever, but only if you file maintenance documents throughout its lifespan.

File a Section 8 Declaration of Use

File a Section 8 and 9 Combined Statement of Continued Use

File a Section 8 and 9 Combined Statement of Continued Use

How it Works

Your work starts and ends with a simple questionnaire. We’ll take it from there and handle every step it takes to renew your trademark with the USPTO.

1. Leave the Paperwork to Us

Complete our questionnaire in seven minutes or less to start your renewal process.

2. File Error-Free

Our experts prepare and file your renewal with 100% accuracy guaranteed. All you need to do is review and sign.

3. Keep Your Trademark

Enjoy peace of mind knowing your trademark is secure for years.

Trademark Renewal FAQs

Still have questions? Call (571) 249-1146 or LIVE CHAT with us for real-time support.

Trademark owners are only entitled to federal registration if they use the trademark in commerce. Because of this, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) requires trademark owners to periodically prove that a mark is still in continuous use after its initial registration. You were required to submit a specimen demonstrating your trademark use when it was first registered. To renew your trademark, you must submit a new specimen to prove that you still use it to sell goods or services.

You will have to renew your trademark registration continuously throughout the trademark’s lifespan:
  • Between the fifth and sixth year anniversary: File a Declaration of Use and/or Excusable Nonuse under Section 8 of the Trademark Act.
  • Between the ninth and tenth year anniversary: File a Combined Declaration of Use and/or Excusable Nonuse/Application for Renewal under Sections 8 & 9 of the Trademark Act.
  • Every ten years afterward: File the Combined Declaration of Use and/or Excusable Nonuse/Application for Renewal under Sections 8 & 9 of the Trademark Act.

If you miss a renewal deadline, there is a six-month grace period in which the USPTO will still accept a renewal application. However, you must submit an additional late filing fee of $200 per class to the USPTO. If you miss the six-month grace period, your trademark will expire, and the USPTO will cancel your registration. If you still want the benefits of trademark registration, you will have to complete the application process again.

In some cases, you may have originally registered your trademark under multiple classes of goods or services in your initial registration but no longer use the trademark in one of those classes. During your trademark renewal, you can choose to limit your protection to cover only the classes in which you are actively using the trademark. You can not add new classes of goods or services to your trademark through a renewal application.

You must provide your trademark’s registration number and a specimen showing that your trademark is currently in use. You must also provide your contact information if it has changed.

    Your trademark renewal fees depend on the form you’re submitting:
  • Section 8 Declaration (5-6 Years): $325 per class
  • Section 15 Declaration of Incontestability (5-6 Years): $250 per class
  • Combined Section 8 & 15 Declaration (5-6 Years): $550 per class
  • Section 9 Declaration (9-10 Years): $350 per class
  • Combined Section 8 & 9 Declaration (9-10 Years): $650 per class
    • Late trademark renewals submitted during the six-month grace period will include additional fees of $200 per class. Our cost for keeping your trademark alive starts at just $299, plus USPTO fees.

If you fail to renew your trademark on time and your registration expires, the USPTO will consider your trademark abandoned. By letting the trademark expire, you lose its legal protection and leave it open for another company to register it. If you miss the trademark renewal deadline, the USPTO offers a six-month grace period. However, your trademark will expire if you don’t renew in time. You must then complete the trademark application process again to register your trademark.