1. How many years is the validity period of the renewed trademark registration?
1. You can renew and pay the renewal fee 6 months before the expiration of the validity period. Each renewal is still valid for 10 years, and there is no limit to the number of renewals.
2. The validity period of a Chinese trademark is calculated from the date of approval and is valid for 10 years.
3. Applicants for trademark renewal can entrust a qualified organization recognized by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce to act as an agent, or they can go to the lobby of the State Trademark Office to apply directly.
4. Legal basis: "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" Article 40 If a registered trademark expires and needs to be continued to be used, the trademark registrant shall go through the renewal procedures in accordance with the regulations within twelve months before expiration; if it fails to do so during this period, a six-month extension period may be granted. Each renewal of registration is valid for ten years, starting from the day after the expiration of the previous term of validity of the trademark. If renewal procedures are not completed upon expiration, the registered trademark will be cancelled.
The Trademark Office shall announce the renewal of registered trademarks.
2. What are the things to note when applying for trademark renewal registration?
1. The trademark registrant should apply for renewal of registration within six months before the expiration of the trademark, or renew the registration within six months after the expiration of the trademark. If you apply to renew your registration during the exhibition period, you must pay a delay fee. If no application is made within the extension period, the registered trademark will be cancelled.
2. The category of trademark renewal should be filled in according to the category of the International Classification of Goods. If the originally approved goods are now not classified in the International Classification,If they are in the same category, but both need to renew their registration, they should fill in the renewal application form separately according to the category, and keep the original registration number in which category, and assign application numbers for the rest.
3. Several identical trademarks of the same trademark registrant with the same validity period, if they belong to the same category of international classification, can be renewed separately or combined into one. Apply for renewal.
4. If the original approved trademark pattern contains content that cannot be used as a trademark but the trademark is difficult to separate, a statement should be made to give up the exclusive rights to this part; the trademark name is not In the trademark drawing, if the name does not require exclusive rights, it should be waived; if it is required to be retained, the text of the trademark name can be written into the periphery of the graphic, or the text can be renewed separately.
5. For renewal of premature trademarks, the original "Trademark Registration Certificate" must be submitted together with 5 copies of the trademark drawings.
6. If the name of an administrative division at or above the county level has been registered as a trademark, proof of the use of the trademark should be submitted.
7. According to regulations, the time for trademark renewal should be completed within twelve months before expiration; If the application cannot be processed during this period, a six-month grace period may be granted. Each renewal of registration is valid for ten years, starting from the day after the expiration of the previous term of validity of the trademark. If renewal procedures are not completed upon expiration, the registered trademark will be cancelled.
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