1. Trademark renewal refers to the system whereby the owner of a registered trademark shall go through certain procedures in accordance with the law to extend the validity period of his registered trademark within a period of ten years after the expiration of the trademark registration. According to the 2013 revised Trademark Law, Article 40 If a registered trademark has expired 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 the expiration; if it fails to go through the renewal procedures during this period, it may be given a six-month period. of extension period. 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.

2. Application steps

(1) Prepare application documents

The application documents that should be submitted are:

(1) "Application for Trademark Renewal Registration"

(2) Applicant's identity document (copy)

(3) If the authorized agent submits the "Application for Agency" directly at A copy of the identity card of the person in charge submitted to the acceptance hall

(4) A copy of the registration certificate

(5) If the application document is in a foreign language, it should also be submitted signed by a translation agency Chinese translation of the chapter confirmation

1. Fill in the application form one by one according to the requirements, and it must be typed or printed.

2. One application for renewal registration should be submitted for each trademark.

3. If you go directly to the trademark registration hall to handle the matter, you should submit a copy of the identity card of the person in charge; if you entrust a trademark agency to handle the matter, you should submit a trademark agency power of attorney.

4. If the trademark applied for renewal is owned by ***, the application should be made in the name of the representative.

(2) Submit application documents

1. If the applicant goes directly to the trademark registration hall, after the application documents are ready, submit them at the acceptance window of the trademark registration hall. The staff at the window will confirm whether the application documents are qualified.

2. If a trademark agency is entrusted to handle the application, the trademark agency will deliver the application documents to the Trademark Office.

(3) Pay the renewal fee

A renewal registration application requires a fee of 1,000 yuan. If the registration renewal application is submitted within the six-month extension period, a delay fee of RMB 250 is required. [2]?

If a trademark agency is entrusted to handle the matter, the applicant shall pay the renewal fees and agency fees to the trademark agency. The renewal fees collected by the Trademark Office shall be paid by the trademark agency. Deducted from advance payment.

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Notes

1. After the renewal application is approved, the Trademark Office will send it to the applicant by mail according to the address filled in the application form. Proof of renewal.

2. If the renewal application does not meet the regulations, the Trademark Office will notify the applicant in writing by mail to make corrections within a time limit according to the address filled in the application form.

3. If the renewal application cannot be approved due to other reasons, the Trademark Office will notify the applicant in writing by mail according to the address filled in the application form.

4. If the applicant entrusts a trademark agency to handle the renewal application, the Trademark Office will not directly have any correspondence with the applicant, and all documents will be sent to the trademark agency.

5. The category of the application should be filled in according to the international classification category approved by the "Trademark Registration Certificate".

Special Statement

(1) The above content is not an official document issued by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce or the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. Therefore, all content is for guidance and does not Any legal binding.

(2) The above content was revised in August 2013. If there are changes in the future, or if there is any inconsistency with the requirements of the reception staff in the trademark registration hall during the processing, the requirements of the reception staff should prevail.

Required conditions for renewal of registered trademarks

According to Article 40 of my country’s current Trademark Law: “If a registered trademark expires and needs to be continued to be used, the trademark registrant shall Renewal procedures must be handled in accordance with regulations within twelve months before expiration; if the renewal procedures cannot be completed 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. "

According to Article 50 of the Trademark Law, if a registered trademark is revoked, declared invalid or will not be renewed upon expiration, the Trademark Office shall, within one year from the date of cancellation, invalidation or cancellation, Applications for trademark registration that are identical or similar to this trademark will not be approved!