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Trademark exhaustion
Hello, the service life of the trademark in the limited use trademark agreement can exceed the registration period.

1. The term of the license contract for the use of registered trademarks of both parties shall not exceed 10 years at the longest, and may be renewed.

Two. The relevant provisions of the Trademark Law are as follows:

Article 39 The term of validity of a registered trademark is ten years, counting from the date of approval of registration.

Article 40 Where a registered trademark needs to be used continuously after the expiration of its term of validity, the trademark registrant shall go through the renewal procedures in accordance with the provisions within 12 months before the expiration; If it has not been handled during this period, it can be extended for six months. The validity period of each renewal registration is ten years, counting from the day after the last expiration of the trademark. If the renewal formalities are not completed at the expiration of the period, the registered trademark shall be cancelled.

The Trademark Office shall announce the renewed registered trademark.

Article 43 of the Trademark Law A trademark registrant may authorize others to use his registered trademark by signing a trademark license contract. The licensor shall supervise the quality of the goods in which the licensee uses its registered trademark. The licensee shall guarantee the quality of the goods using the registered trademark.

Where a registered trademark of another person is used with permission, the name of the licensee and the place of origin of the goods must be marked on the goods using the registered trademark.

Where another person is licensed to use its registered trademark, the licensor shall report the licensing of the trademark to the Trademark Office for the record, and the Trademark Office shall make an announcement. Without filing, the trademark license shall not be used against bona fide third parties.