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Trade marks Registration - Trade marks Renewal

Trade Marks It Today, Own It Forever

Registered trade marks have a 10-year validity and can be renewed indefinitely. The Registrar has set a wide window for you to do so, beginning 6 months before the date of expiry. Even if you forgot, as even large organizations tend to do, you will be sent a notice to your registered address before the date of expiry. If you still do not file for renewal, the registrar may advertise its intention to remove the trademark in the Trade Marks Journal. This is, however, likely to happen only 12 months after the expiry date. Between 6 and 12 months after expiry, trade marks registration can be renewed on payment of a fine through a process called ‘restoration’.

Renew Your Trademark, Retain Your Rights

Benefits of Trade marks Renewal

Legal Protection

If you believe your registered trade marks has been infringed, you can easily establish your rights in court. Trade Marks registration is essential in sectors in which piracy is rampant.

Business Opportunity

A trade marks is an intangible asset that can be enormously valuable, should your brand succeed. Think of Tide, Nike, or McDonald’s. Businesses can earn huge money in royalties through licensing agreements or even transfer of ownership to interested parties.

Unique Identity

You would want your customers to identify your products or services with your brand. Registering your trade marks is the first step toward ensuring this. The law would then prevent any similar words or slogans from being registered.

One Checklist, Lifetime Protection!

Checklist for Trade Marks Renewal

Pre-existence of a registered trade marks, possessed by the proprietor, subject to renewal.
The intent for commercial use should be analyzed for eligibility.
Make sure that there is no similar trademark, by executing a trade marks search of the eminent and licensed trade marks database.
If there is a conflict of trademark it is prudent to get a legal opinion for a feasible solution.
Procure and prepare an application for renewal and thereby comply with appropriate conditions.

One Checklist, Lifetime Protection!

How to Renew a Trade Marks

There are two kinds of renewal:

Alteration and change of sign or logo of the registered trade marks.
Application made without any change of trade marks.

The procedure is as follows-

An application for renewal is made in the form of TM-R.
The application can be filed by either the registered owner of the trademark or an agent authorized by him.
Filing a renewal application for a trade marks renews it for another 10 years.
After filing the Trade marks Renewal application, it is very important to check the status of your application periodically until it is processed by the registrar.
The Trademark Journal is an official gazette of the Trade marks registry which governs the application status whether it is accepted or not. If accepted then it is advertised in the Trademark Journal. Therefore, the renewal process should begin 3 to 6 months before the expiry of the trademark.
Form-18 is used to file the application, with the requisite fees. The application is reviewed for quality before it is finally approved for renewal.