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declaration under § 15

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A quick definition of declaration under § 15:

A declaration under § 15 is a statement made by the owner of a registered trademark after five years of registration. The statement confirms that the mark has been in continuous use in commerce for at least five consecutive years since registration, has not become generic, and there is no pending proceeding in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or courts involving the mark. This statement entitles the mark to immunity from some legal challenges under § 15 of the Lanham Act.

A more thorough explanation:

A declaration under § 15 is a statement made by the owner of a registered trademark. This statement is made after five years of registration and confirms that the mark has been in continuous use in commerce for at least five consecutive years since registration. The declaration also confirms that the mark has not become generic, that there has been no final adverse decision to ownership in the mark, and that there is no pending proceeding in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or courts involving the mark.

The purpose of this statement is to provide the mark with immunity from some legal challenges under § 15 of the Lanham Act. This means that the mark cannot be challenged on certain grounds, such as its validity or ownership, after the declaration has been made.

For example, if a company has registered a trademark for a specific product and has been using that trademark for five years without any legal challenges, they can make a declaration under § 15. This declaration will protect their trademark from future challenges on certain grounds.

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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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Nice! @Macaque
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@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
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