Amazon Brand Registry
Brand owners who need attorney support enrolling a registered mark in the Amazon Brand Registry.
Trademark §8 Declaration of Continued Use
Filing the §8 declaration between years 5 and 6 after registration (or with renewal).
$400.00
Engagement type: Tiered Fee
Attorney fee: $350–$1,350
$350 – $1,350 (attorney fee per mark; final fee set by class count and audit risk) · USPTO fee separate
USPTO / USCO / WIPO fees billed separately at cost.
Best for
Filing the §8 declaration between years 5 and 6 after registration (or with renewal).
What’s included
Specimen review, drafting, and filing of the §8 declaration.
What’s NOT included
- Government, third-party, foreign-associate, translation, courier, and vendor fees.
- Continued prosecution, additional office actions, or post-allowance work beyond what is expressly itemized.
- Litigation, contested proceedings (IPR/PGR/PTAB, oppositions, cancellations), or appeal work.
- Work on additional applications, jurisdictions, classes, or marks not listed in the engagement letter.
- Audit responses requiring additional evidence (separate engagement).
Client responsibilities
- Provide complete, accurate, and timely technical / business disclosures.
- Review and approve drafts and filings before submission.
- Pay government and third-party fees in advance of any filing deadline.
- Provide current specimens for each class.
Assumptions
- Standard complexity for the service category.
- One primary applicant or business entity; one primary jurisdiction unless otherwise stated.
- One round of substantive client revisions included.
- No material adverse facts (e.g., prior public disclosure, intervening prior art) discovered after engagement.
- Standard, uncontested filing.
Scope-change triggers
- Material change in scope, claims, embodiments, classes, marks, or jurisdictions.
- Adversarial action by a third party (opposition, cancellation, declaratory action).
- Expedited / emergency turnaround required to meet a statutory or self-imposed deadline.
- After-discovered prior art, prior use, or undisclosed prior filings.
- USPTO audit selection requiring expanded evidence.
Deliverables
Filed §8 declaration.
Typical timing
Typically 1–2 weeks.
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