Once a company is formed, it must register its trademark with the Registrar, which is valid for ten years only. Therefore, to retain its trademark rights after the ten years of validity, the company must renew it from time to time. Trademark renewal will help in the preservation of right and all the protection that comes with it.
Trademark renewal process must begin six months before the expiration of the validation period. If the company has not applied for the renewal process, the Registrar will send the company a notice 1-3 months before the expiration date. The company that fails to apply for the renewal process with the renewal fees within this period or until after the expiry, will lose its trademark and bear the adverse effects.
If the period to renew the trademark registration has lapsed, then the company can apply for the restoration of the trademark. However, this restoration application has to be made six months to one year from the expiration date.
Requirements of trademark restoration
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