Process description
1. Filing of a trade mark registration renewal application
A trade mark registration renewal application must be submitted. The application must include:
- a petition for renewal of a trade mark registration (completed trade mark registration renewal application), specifying the list of goods and services which are subject to renewal of a trade mark registration.
Only one renewal of a trade mark registration may be applied for in one application. If it is necessary to renew multiple trademark registrations, separate applications have to be submitted.
Renewal fee is to be paid at the time of filing the renewal application. If the deadline for filing for renewal is missed and the registration of the trade mark has expired, the Patent Office shall, at the request of the proprietor, grant an additional period of six months after the expiry of the registration and shall renew the registration if the corresponding additional fee has been paid together with the renewal fee.
The power of attorney shall be attached to the application if it is filed through an authorised person. The original copy of the power of attorney must be submitted and, where the power of attorney is applicable to several applications, a copy must be attached to each application separately. Professional patent attorneys may file an application without a power of attorney.
2. Renewal of a trade mark registration and publication
If the application for renewal of a trade mark registration complies with the requirements of applicable laws and regulations, the Patent Office shall take a decision on the renewal of the registration of a trade mark. The information on the renewal of the registration of a trade mark shall be entered in the Register of Trade Marks. The holder of the trade mark registration shall be issued an extract from the Register of Trade Marks on the renewal of the registration; the extract shall be issued in paper or electronic format. Information on the renewal of the registration of a trade mark shall be published in the official publication of the Patent Office.
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