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How many years is the legal protection period of trademark rights?
Article 39 of the Trademark Law stipulates the term of protection of a trademark, and the validity period of a registered trademark is ten years, counting from the date of approval of registration.

According to the first paragraph of Article 22 of the Trademark Law, the applicant for trademark registration shall fill in the category and name of the goods using the trademark in accordance with the prescribed commodity classification table and apply for registration.

Article 40 stipulates that if a registered trademark needs to continue to be used after the expiration of its term of validity, the trademark registrant shall go through the renewal procedures in accordance with the regulations 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.

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Paragraph 1 of Article 22 of the Trademark Law

The applicant for trademark registration shall fill in the category and name of the goods using the trademark in accordance with the prescribed commodity classification table and apply for registration.

Article 39

The period 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.