Trademark Renewal

Article 40.  Where a trademark registrant intends to continue to use the trademark after the expiry of the period of validity, he shall proceed by going through the formalities to renew the registration within twelve months before the said expiry. Where no formalities are gone through within the said period, a grace period of six months may be allowed. The period of validity of each renewal of registration shall be ten years, which shall be calculated from the day following the expiration of the previous period of validity of such a trademark. If no formalities are gone through at the expiry of the prescribed period, the registered trademark shall be removed from the register.

Documents needed for filing a trademark renewal application

Application form for renewal of trademark;

Power of attorney;

Incorporation certificate or ID of the applicant;

Chinese translation of any foreign documents.