After registering a trademark in an overseas country, many enterprises only need to worry that a trademark will be revoked and renewed for 10 years after it is not used for several years. However, American trademarks are different from those in other countries. The United States attaches importance to the principle of use, not only to worry about the renewal and cancellation for several years, but also to submit a trademark use statement every once in a while. If the trademark use statement is not submitted within six months, the trademark owned by the enterprise may be blocked, the trademark cannot be restored, and it can only be re-registered. Therefore, the trademark applicant must pay attention to the deadline of the trademark use statement.
Second, the trademark use statement submitted time
On the day of trademark registration in the United States, a trademark use statement from the fifth year to the sixth year is required to prove that the registered trademark has been used continuously for five years. The submitted materials can be accompanied by the products and websites of the trademark.
Third, there is no dispute.
When the American trademark is registered, its distinctiveness may be weak and it is easy to be revoked by others. Therefore, if your trademark has been used continuously in the United States for five years, you can apply uncontroversially. After the successful application, no one has the right to revoke the trademark because of its lack of distinctiveness.