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What is trademark renewal?

Trademark renewal is a system for extending the validity period of a registered trademark. According to Article 38 of the Trademark Law, “If a registered trademark has expired and needs to be continued to be used, it shall apply for renewal of registration within six months before expiration; each renewal of registration is valid for ten years. Renewal of registration After approval, it will be announced." That is to say, applications for trademark renewal registration can be submitted from six months before the expiration of the trademark to six months after the expiration of the trademark, and the Trademark Office will accept them. But how to apply for trademark renewal? What are the methods?

There are two ways to apply for trademark renewal:

Entrust a trademark agency (such as Bajie Intellectual Property) to handle trademark renewal;

Go directly to The trademark registration hall of the Trademark Office handles trademark renewal;

The materials and fees required for different processing methods are different;

The application form that should be submitted by the user himself The documents are:

(1) "Application for Trademark Renewal Registration";

(2) Applicant's identity document (copy);

(3) Copy of registration certificate;

(4) If the application document is in a foreign language, a Chinese translation signed and stamped by a translation agency should also be provided;

1. According to the application form The requirements must be filled in one by one and 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 apply, you should submit a copy of the person's ID card; if you entrust a trademark agency to handle it, you should submit a trademark agency power of attorney. ;

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

To entrust an agency to apply, you only need to provide two application documents:

(1) Proof of subject qualifications (copy of ID card or license, etc.);

(2) Copy of trademark registration certificate;