The term of trademark rights is also called the validity period of a registered trademark. It means that the trademark owner has exclusive rights to the registered trademark within a certain period of time. my country's Trademark Law stipulates that the validity period of a registered trademark is 10 years
The validity period of a registered trademark shall be calculated from the date of approval of the trademark registration.
The so-called date of approval of registration is the date of announcement of approval of registration. It should be noted that if an objection is raised but the objection is determined to be untenable and the registration is approved, the time for the trademark registration applicant to obtain the exclusive right to trademark shall be calculated from the expiration of the three-month period from the preliminary announcement.
The trademark protection period is ten years from the date of trademark registration announcement. However, after the expiration, additional fees need to be paid to renew the trademark for any number of times. Renewal must be processed within the specified renewal period. Legal basis: Legal basis:
Article 39 of the Trademark Law The validity period of a registered trademark is ten years, calculated from the date of approval of registration.
Article 39 of the "Trademark Law" The validity period of a registered trademark is ten years, calculated from the date of approval of registration.
Article 40 of the "Trademark Law" 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 the expiration; if the trademark registrant fails to do so during this period, If the application is processed, a six-month extension period can 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 the renewal procedures are not completed upon expiration, the registered trademark will be cancelled.
The Trademark Office shall announce the renewed registration of the trademark.