The registration of trade mark is valid for a period of ten years (10 years) from the date of registration which may be renewed from time to time in accordance with the provisions of Trade Marks Act & Rule. For the purposes of renewal, the effective date of registration is the date of making of the application. The Registrar of Trademarks will send a notice to the Registered Proprietor on Form O-3 intimating the approaching expiration of registration of trade mark and the condition as to the renewal of trade mark. The O-3 notice shall be electronically generated from the Trade Mark Automation System (TMAS) and the same shall be dispatched by the Registered Post so that it is received by the Registered Proprietor at any date not less than one month and not more than three months before the expiration of last renewal of trade mark.

An application for renewal of registration of trade mark shall be made on Form TM-12 at the appropriate office or Head Office of the Trade Marks Registry, at any time not more than six months before the expiration of last registration of the trade mark. Where the registration of a trade mark takes more than 10 years, namely after the first renewal date, the application for the renewal may be made within the period of six months from the actual date of registration.

The application for renewal may be made by a person who is proprietor of the registered trade mark or by a person who is his duly authorized agent.

In case of application by an agent, if not already on record, a request for change of address for service of the applicant on Form TM-50 along with the duly executed Power of Attorney in his favour shall also be filed.

In case the renewal application is filed by some person/entity as proprietor different from the registered proprietor on record or his agent, the application may be accepted subject to an affidavit stating the entitlement of the applicant in respect of the trademark(s), whereof renewal is applied, the entire chain of title along with supporting documents.

In case of an application for renewal from managing trustee, executors, administrators and the like, the same be accepted subject to court order(s) or documents of other authority to act on behalf of the present proprietor.

The fee for renewal is as follows:

• For the renewal of registration of trade mark in a class before the expiration of last registration – Rs. 5,000/-;
• For the renewal of registration of trade mark consisting of series of trade mark – Rs. 5,000/- per mark;
• For the renewal of registration of trade mark in respect of goods or services falling in more than one class (Multi-class application) – Rs. 5,000/- for each class.
• For the renewal of registration of collective trade mark/ certification trade mark – Rs. 10,000/-

In case the application for renewal is filed within 6 months from the expiration of last registration, the same shall be accepted subject to payment of a surcharge of Rs. 3,000/- on Form TM-10.

In case no renewal fee is paid along with the surcharge within six months from the expiration of last registration, the mark becomes liable to be removed from register.

The Registrar has the power to restore the trademark provided an application for restoration of the same is made on Form TM-13 with the prescribed fee of Rs. 5,000/- accompanied by a renewal application with prescribed fee and surcharge after six months but within one year from the expiration of last registration.

If case no request for the renewal of registration of trade mark has been filed on behalf of the registered proprietor even up to one year after expiration of last registration of the trade mark, the trade mark will be removed from the Register since the date of expiration of its last registration irrespective of the actual date of removal.

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