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How long can a federal trademark registration stay alive?

Potentially indefinitely, if use and maintenance filings continue.

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  1. Exactly 20 years
  2. Indefinitely with continued use and filings ✔
  3. The author's life plus 70 years

Why: Federal registrations require continued use and timely maintenance filings. Renewal is due during years 9 to 10 and every 10 years after that.

Huh, didn't know that: A separate declaration of use is generally due between years 5 and 6.

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Why did the trademark set reminders? It liked staying current.
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Answer: Indefinitely with continued use and filings. Federal registrations require continued use and timely maintenance filings. Renewal is due during years 9 to 10 and every 10 years after that.

  1. Maintaining your federal registration www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/maintaining-registration
    Between years 9 - 10 (then every 10 years)
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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