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What we have achieved in 18 years?

More than 6,000 objects were registered

In all likelihood, your case is similar to the cases we have seen in our practice.

We represent interests in 65 countries of the world

For international registration, we resort to the help of reliable patent attorneys from abroad.

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We are responsible to Rospatent. Attorney status does not require you to have a notarized power of attorney or an EDS.

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Renewal of trademark rights in the Russian Federation

After registration, the right holder has the exclusive right to the trademark, which includes the use, disposal and protection of the object. The above protection regime will be valid for only 10 years, but national and international legislation allows for the extension of the said term an unlimited number of times. To renew, the following rules must be observed:

prolongation takes place on the basis of an application from the right holder - if a company has acquired exclusive rights under an agreement of assignment, it will be able to apply for prolongation on the general grounds;
the desire to extend the term of protection must be declared in the last year of the term of validity;
In exceptional cases, it is allowed to provide an additional 6 months for filing an application - the right holder must submit a petition to Rospatent about this.

If the company has a national certificate, the renewal will also take place within the territory of the Russian Federation. If the right holder fails to apply in the above order, the legal protection regime will be cancelled. After that, any interested party will be able to use the designation for its own purposes or register the rights to it according to the general procedure.

The law contains special conditions for the protection of a well-known trademark. If a company proves the signs of public knowledge of the trademark, the protection regime will be in force indefinitely. In this case, information about the designation is entered in a special register of Rospatent and there is no need to extend it.

Renewal of trademark registration abroad

A company can obtain protection of its trademark not only within one state, but also at the international level. For this purpose, an application under the Madrid system or through the patent offices of individual states is submitted. Such a certificate will also be valid for 10 years with the possibility of extension.

In order to maintain the legal protection of a trademark abroad, the following rules must be observed:

The renewal application can be submitted to any of the patent offices of the states in which the certificate is valid;
In the case of a certificate obtained under the Madrid system, a single application can be submitted for renewal - the right holder may voluntarily refuse renewal in individual states;
If legal protection has been obtained only in the territory of one foreign state, the application has to be submitted only to the national patent office.

The rules for the extension of the TM protection regime at the national and international level are practically the same. The only difference lies in the language in which the application is submitted and the procedure for payment of state fees. Companies that have to go through this procedure abroad can do business only through attorneys accredited by the relevant patent offices.

Procedure

Having made the decision to extend the validity of the certificate, the right holder shall fill in an application to the Rospatent or the patent office of the foreign country. The following data shall be indicated in the application:

registration information of the right holder;
details of the representative, if he/she submits the application on behalf of the right holder (e.g., information on the patent attorney);
information on the rights to the trademark - details of the certificate, registry number;
term for which the protection regime is extended;
date of application;
signature of the right holder or his representative.

The maximum term of consideration of the application does not exceed 2 months. There is no repeated examination of the designation, as the extension is of a declarative nature.

If you need to extend the national or international trademark certificate, you can use the services of our company. We will draw up an application taking into account all legal requirements and represent your interests in Rospatent or other authorized offices.

Cost

Renewal of a trademark certificate is a paid service. If you apply for renewal of a standard trademark you must pay a fee of 14,000 rubles + 700 rubles for each class of the Nice Classification over 5. A similar procedure for a collective mark will cost 18,900 rub. + 700 rub. for each class of the Nice Classification over 5. An additional fee will be charged if a petition to extend the term of filing an application for another 6 months is filed - the right holder should pay 1750 rub. The amount of fees is given including 30% discount for filing the application in electronic form.