Your registered trademark is valid for 1 years. After the expiration, the applicant will have to go to the Trademark Office for renewal if he wants to continue to use the trademark. Today, Trademark Network will tell you something about trademark renewal objections, hoping to help you.

1. What is trademark renewal

Trademark renewal refers to the system in which the owner of a registered trademark goes through certain procedures in accordance with the law within 12 months before the expiration of the trademark registration ten years ago to extend the validity period of his registered trademark.

Article 4 of the latest Trademark Law stipulates that "if a registered trademark needs to be used continuously after its expiration, the trademark registrant shall go through the renewal procedures in accordance with the regulations within 12 months before the expiration; If it fails to be handled during this period, a six-month extension period may be granted. The validity period of each renewal registration is ten years, counting from the day after the last expiration of the trademark. If the renewal procedures are not completed at the expiration of the period, the registered trademark shall be cancelled. "

2. Is the trademark renewed or re-registered when it expires?

The validity period of a trademark is ten years, and it can only be used after ten years of renewal. How long does it usually take to renew a trademark, and how much does it cost to renew a trademark after 1 years? Many trademark owners think that the cost of trademark renewal is more expensive than that of reapplication (3 yuan for registered trademark and 5 yuan for trademark renewal). As everyone knows, it is much less difficult to renew a trademark only by examining the relevant materials of the trademark without substantive examination. Therefore, Xiao Bian thinks that if you want to continue to use the trademark after it expires, it is more cost-effective to choose renewal!

3. Fees for trademark renewal

The application for renewal is charged by category. The fee for a category renewal registration application is RMB 5 yuan. If an application for renewal registration is filed within the grace period, a delay fee of RMB 25 yuan is also required.

4. Ways to renew a trademark

There are two ways to renew a trademark: one is to entrust an agency registered with the Trademark Office; Second, the applicant handles it himself.

5. materials to be submitted for renewal

(1) application for trademark renewal registration

(2) a copy of the applicant's identity document confirmed by seal or signature. (such as a copy of the business license of the enterprise, the identity card of a natural person/residence permit for Hong Kong and Macao residents/residence permit for Taiwan Province residents, etc.)

(3) If the application documents are in a foreign language, a Chinese translation should also be attached. The Chinese translation shall be confirmed by the signature of the applicant or agency or translation agency.

6. trademark renewal procedures

it takes about three to six months to complete the whole process of trademark renewal. The process can be subdivided into application, review, renewal announcement and issuance of renewal certificate.

after receiving a series of application materials for trademark renewal submitted by the applicant, the Trademark Office will carefully examine whether these materials conform to the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law. If they do not conform to the provisions, they will be rejected and not approved.

if the application for trademark renewal has passed the examination of the Trademark Office, the Trademark Office will publish the registered trademark successfully renewed in the column of "Trademark Announcement-Announcement of Registered Trademark Renewal" in official website, and the renewal work is basically completed. For information about trademark renewal objections, please visit Intellectual Property for more information. Trademark Objection Success Rate Trademark Objection Conditions Trademark Renewal