API · Manage · Trademarks
File trademark maintenance.
File a periodic maintenance document with USPTO to keep the registration alive:
- `section_8` — Declaration of Continued Use, due once between the 5th and 6th year post-registration. Failure cancels the registration. - `section_8_and_9` — Combined Declaration of Continued Use + Application for Renewal, due every 10 years (between the 9th and 10th year of each cycle). Failure cancels. - `section_15` — Optional Declaration of Incontestability, available after five continuous years of post-registration use. Promotes the mark to incontestable status (significantly stronger legal protection).
Each declaration requires a current specimen showing continued use and a sworn statement. Matter computes the next-due date for each declaration on the trademark's maintenance_obligations[] array and surfaces them on the entity's compliance calendar.
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Path Parameters
idstringRequiredtrademark_idstringRequiredQuery Parameters
dry_runbooleanOptionalIf true, simulate the mutation and return the would-be resource, any cascaded
resources, and a fee estimate — without side effects. Available on every mutation.
Request Body
application/json
TypeScript Definitions
Use the request body type in TypeScript.
declaration_kindstringRequired"section_8""section_8_and_9""section_15"specimen_file_idstringRequiredrequest_extensionbooleanOptionalFor Section 8 / 8&9 only. Request the optional 6-month grace period (additional USPTO fee).
Response Body
application/json
application/problem+json
Request
curl -X POST "https://api.mattermode.com/v1/entities/string/trademarks/string/maintenance" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "declaration_kind": "section_8", "specimen_file_id": "string" }'const body = JSON.stringify({ "declaration_kind": "section_8", "specimen_file_id": "string"})fetch("https://api.mattermode.com/v1/entities/string/trademarks/string/maintenance", { method: "POST", headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" }, body})package mainimport ( "fmt" "net/http" "io/ioutil" "strings")func main() { url := "https://api.mattermode.com/v1/entities/string/trademarks/string/maintenance" body := strings.NewReader(`{ "declaration_kind": "section_8", "specimen_file_id": "string" }`) req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, body) req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json") res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) defer res.Body.Close() body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body) fmt.Println(res) fmt.Println(string(body))}import requestsheaders = { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc", "Matter-Version": "2026-06-10", "Idempotency-Key": "ee7c3a9b-3f1a-4d8e-9b2a-7c5e1f0a2d4b",}payload = { "declaration_kind": "section_8", "specimen_file_id": "example"}resp = requests.post( "https://api.mattermode.com/v1/entities/ent_Nq3KcAbc/trademarks/id_placeholder/maintenance", headers=headers, json=payload,)resp.raise_for_status()print(resp.json())import java.net.URI;import java.net.http.HttpClient;import java.net.http.HttpRequest;import java.net.http.HttpResponse;import java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandlers;import java.time.Duration;import java.net.http.HttpRequest.BodyPublishers;var body = BodyPublishers.ofString("""{ "declaration_kind": "section_8", "specimen_file_id": "string"}""");HttpClient client = HttpClient.newBuilder() .connectTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(10)) .build();HttpRequest.Builder requestBuilder = HttpRequest.newBuilder() .uri(URI.create("https://api.mattermode.com/v1/entities/string/trademarks/string/maintenance")) .header("Content-Type", "application/json") .POST(body) .build();try { HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(requestBuilder.build(), BodyHandlers.ofString()); System.out.println("Status code: " + response.statusCode()); System.out.println("Response body: " + response.body());} catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace();}using System;using System.Net.Http;using System.Text;var body = new StringContent("""{ "declaration_kind": "section_8", "specimen_file_id": "string"}""", Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");var client = new HttpClient();var response = await client.PostAsync("https://api.mattermode.com/v1/entities/string/trademarks/string/maintenance", body);var responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();curl --request POST 'https://api.mattermode.com/v1/entities/ent_Nq3KcAbc/trademarks/id_placeholder/maintenance' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer sk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc' \ --header 'Matter-Version: 2026-06-10' \ --header 'Idempotency-Key: ee7c3a9b-3f1a-4d8e-9b2a-7c5e1f0a2d4b' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "declaration_kind": "section_8", "specimen_file_id": "example"}'const response = await fetch("https://api.mattermode.com/v1/entities/ent_Nq3KcAbc/trademarks/id_placeholder/maintenance", { method: "POST", headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer sk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc", "Matter-Version": "2026-06-10", "Idempotency-Key": "ee7c3a9b-3f1a-4d8e-9b2a-7c5e1f0a2d4b", "Content-Type": "application/json", }, body: JSON.stringify({ "declaration_kind": "section_8", "specimen_file_id": "example" }),});if (!response.ok) { throw new Error(`Matter API ${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`);}const data = await response.json();console.log(data);Response
application/json{
"object": "trademark",
"id": "string",
"entity_id": "string",
"mark": "string",
"drawing_kind": "standard_character",
"drawing_file_id": "string",
"classes": [
{
"class_number": 1,
"identification": "string",
"identification_source": "acceptable_id_manual"
}
],
"jurisdiction": "US",
"basis_of_filing": "actual_use",
"status": "pending_filing",
"first_use_date": "2019-08-24",
"first_use_in_commerce_date": "2019-08-24",
"specimen_file_id": "string",
"serial_number": "string",
"registration_number": "string",
"filed_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"published_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"notice_of_allowance_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"registered_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"related_search_id": "string",
"application_attributes": {
"has_custom_identification": true,
"additional_classes_count": 0,
"claims_prior_registration": true,
"estimated_fee_usd_cents": 0
},
"statement_of_use": {
"filed_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"first_use_date": "2019-08-24",
"first_use_in_commerce_date": "2019-08-24",
"specimen_file_id": "string",
"extensions_filed": 0
},
"maintenance_obligations": [
{
"declaration_kind": "section_8",
"window_start": "2019-08-24",
"window_end": "2019-08-24",
"filed_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"status": "upcoming"
}
],
"related_document_id": "string",
"partner_filing_id": "string"
}{
"type": "https://mattermode.com/docs/errors/invalid_state_transition",
"title": "Invalid state transition",
"status": 409,
"detail": "Entity ent_Nq3KcAbc is in state `dissolved` and cannot be dissolved again.",
"instance": "/requests/req_Qw9xYz8A",
"code": "invalid_state_transition",
"param": "founders[0].equity",
"doc_url": "https://mattermode.com/docs/guides/errors#invalid_state_transition",
"request_id": "req_Qw9xYz8A",
"retry_after": 30,
"authorized_by": {
"human_principal_id": "usr_4Kj2m8pQ",
"agent_id": "agt_Nq3KcAbc"
}
}