Trademark rights are time-sensitive. After the expiration of the validity period, if the trademark owner wants to continue to use the registered trademark and obtain legal protection, he needs to renew the registration within the trademark right extension period in accordance with legal procedures. . So how long is the extension period of trademark rights? How to apply for trademark extension? What should you do if your trademark extension period has expired?

The extension period of trademark rights is 12 months. The renewal of trademark rights is the extension of trademark. The validity period of a registered trademark is ten years, calculated from the date of approval of registration. 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 expiration; if it fails to do so 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. The Trademark Office will announce the renewal of registered trademarks.

Trademark right is the abbreviation of trademark exclusive right, which refers to the exclusive right that trademark users enjoy in accordance with the law for the trademark they use. It is the right of a trademark registrant to control its registered trademark in accordance with the law and prohibit others from infringing upon it, including the trademark registrant’s exclusive right to use its registered trademark, the right to income, the right to dispose of, the right to renew, and the right to prohibit others from infringing.

We already know that the extension period of trademark rights is 12 months, but how to go through the trademark extension procedures? You can go to the Trademark Office to apply for trademark extension, or you can directly entrust a trademark agency to handle it.

(1) There is only one file format for renewal, which is the "Application for Trademark Renewal Registration". The trademark extension fee is 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) Application documents required for extension of trademark rights

(1) "Application for Trademark Registration Renewal"

(2) Applicant's identity document (copy )

(3) Submit the "Agency Letter" if you are an entrusted agent, and submit a copy of the handler's ID card if handled directly in the reception hall

(4) A copy of the registration certificate

(5) If the application documents are in a foreign language, a Chinese translation signed and confirmed by the translation agency should also be provided

(3) Submit the application documents to the Trademark Office and pay the trademark extension fee , after the renewal application is approved, the Trademark Office will send the trademark extension certificate to the applicant by mail according to the address filled in the application form.

In this case, the trademark applicant can either abandon the expired trademark, or try to repurchase the same or similar trademark and then reapply.

It is recommended that trademark holders develop the habit of paying attention to the validity period of their trademarks. When the trademark is about to expire, go through the trademark renewal procedures as soon as possible. In addition, find an agency with long qualifications. They will call customers in advance before the trademark expires.