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Extend trademark protection
Service Description
The term of protection of a registered trademark begins on the filing date and ends 10 years later. If the trademark was registered before January 14, 2019, the ten-year term of protection ends at the end of the month in which the filing date falls.
You can extend the trademark protection as often as you like for 10 years at a time.
The extension takes effect on the day after the last term of protection expires. It is entered in the register and published. The term of protection can be extended for all goods and services or only for some of them. If the term of protection is not extended, the trademark right expires.
Process flow
Proceed as follows to extend the term of protection of your registered trademark:
- About 8 months before the term of protection expires, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office will inform you about the possibility of renewing the trade mark.
- Pay the renewal fees and any class fees in good time.
- If you only want to extend the term of protection for some of the goods and services or wish to receive the renewal confirmation at an additional address, use the "Application for renewal of a trademark" form.
- Once the renewal has been entered in the trade mark register, you will receive a confirmation, which will be sent automatically to the address for service entered in the register and, if applicable, to another address specified in the application.
Requirements
none
Which documents are required?
- If you want to extend the term of protection of the trademark for only some of the registered goods and services: Form for requesting the renewal of a trademark
- If you wish to extend the term of protection of the trademark completely, it is sufficient to pay the fees on time. An application is not necessary in this case.
What are the fees?
- Renewal fee for an individual stamp (up to 3 classes): EUR 750.00
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Late surcharge (renewal fee): EUR 50.00
- Renewal fee for a collective or certification mark (up to 3 classes): EUR 1,800.00
- Class fee for each additional class: EUR 260.00
- Late fee (class fee) for each additional class from the fourth class: EUR 50.00
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
- Due date before expiry of the protection period: 6 months
- Payment period after due date: 6 months
- Grace period after expiry of the term of protection with late payment surcharge: 6 months
- Advance payment at the earliest before the due date: 6 months
Processing duration
5 days for full renewal.
6 months for partial renewal after the renewal fee is due
the necessary partial cancellation of the goods or services that are not to be renewed can only be processed after the term of protection has expired
Legal basis
Appeal
Forms: only for partial extension
Online procedure possible: yes
Written form required: for partial renewal
Personal appearance required: no
Further Information
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
- Protection as a trademark extension
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Technically approved by
Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection
Professionally released on
10.03.2020
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
Competent Authority
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (DPMA), Dienststelle Jena
Postal address
Fax
+49 3641 40-5800Remark: Input on existing design procedures
Fax
+49 3641 40-5690Remark: General inquiries and miscellaneous
Opening times
Service times:
Monday to Thursday: 09:00 to 15:30
Friday: 09:00 to 14:00
Further Authorities
Address
10969 Berlin, Stadt
Address
80331 München, Landeshauptstadt
Telephone
+49 89 2195-1000Remark: General information and information on industrial property rights
Fax
+49 89 2195-2221Remark: Applications for patents and utility models as well as submissions on existing processes; general inquiries and other matters
Fax
+49 89 2195-4000Remark: Trademark applications and submissions to existing trademark proceedings
Address
80331 München, Landeshauptstadt
Telephone
+49 89 2195-1000Remark: General information and information on industrial property rights
Fax
+49 89 2195-2221Remark: Applications for patents and utility models as well as submissions on existing processes; general inquiries and other matters
Fax
+49 89 2195-4000Remark: Trademark applications and submissions to existing trademark proceedings
