Renewal of Trademarks
Steps to follow while applying for trademark renewal
A trademark acts as a differentiator between goods or services that are offered from other similar goods or services of a different company. A registered trademark cannot be registered if it is found to be offensive, lack distinctive and contain government logos.
However, it is necessary to renew the trademark registration as its validity is up to 10 years.
The owner of a registered mark may, during the last year of protection (the tenth year), submit a request to renew the period of protection for the registered mark.
The owner is granted a certificate to renew the protection period for another ten years, calculated from the date of expiry of the previous protection period.
If the tenth year ends without submitting an application for renewal, it may be submitted within three years and six months following the expiry of the trademark, with additional fees.
Trademark Renewal Procedure
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Following documents are to be submitted to get Trademark registration:
There is alteration and change of sign or logo of the registered trademark Application is made without any change in the trademark Here is simplified process:
The application for trademark registration renewal in its form.
The application can be filed by the registered owner of the trademark or an agent authorized by him.
By filing a renewal application for trademark, will renew it for another 10 years.
Checking the status of the application periodically is very important until it is processed by the registrar.
The trademark journal is the official gazette of the trademark registry which governs the status of accepted or rejected. If the application is accepted then it is advertised in the trademark journal. And the renewal process should begin 3 to 6 months before the expiry of the trademark.
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