TRADE MARK RENEWAL

Trade Mark Renewal

There are five such trademark registry offices in India, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Ahmedabad. If a trademark is registered the holder of the trademark gets special rights to its usage and is protected by law from the infringement of such rights by others. Registered trademarks have a limitation period of ten years. If the trademark is not being used for a period of five years then it may be cancelled at the request of another party.

The holder of a trademark is at liberty to renew the trademark indefinitely every ten years. The Registrar gives a window of six months before the end of ten years to the holder of the trademark to renew their trademark and continue enjoying the rights awarded. In the case of a person failing to renew a trademark, the registrar will issue an advertisement in the Trademark Journal indicating the removal of the trademark.