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Protection as a trademark extension
Service Description
The term of protection of a registered trademark begins with the filing date and ends 10 years thereafter. If the trademark was registered before Jan. 14, 2019, the ten-year protection period ends after the month in which the filing date falls.
You can extend the trademark protection as often as you wish for 10 years at a time.
The extension will take effect on the day following the expiry of the last term of protection. It is entered in the register and published. The term of protection can be extended for all goods and services or only for a part of them. If the term of protection is not extended, the trademark right expires.
Process flow
To extend the term of protection of your registered trademark, proceed as follows:
- Approximately 8 months before the expiration of the term of protection, the German Patent and Trademark Office will inform you about the possibility of trademark renewal.
- Pay the renewal fees and any class fees in due time.
- If you wish to extend the term of protection for only part of the goods and services or to receive the renewal confirmation to an additional address, use the form "Request for renewal of a trademark".
- After the renewal has been entered in the Trademark Register, you will receive a confirmation, which will be sent automatically to the address for service entered in the Register and, if applicable, to an additional address indicated in the request.
Requirements
none
Which documents are required?
- If you wish to extend the term of protection of the trademark for only some of the registered goods and services: Form for requesting renewal of a trademark.
- If you wish to extend the term of protection of the trademark completely, it is sufficient to pay the fees in time. A request is not necessary in this case.
What are the fees?
- Renewal fee for an individual mark (up to 3 classes): EUR 750.00
- Late fee (extension 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 term of protection: 6 months
- Payment period after due date: 6 months
- Period of grace after expiry of the term of protection with late payment penalty: 6 months
- Advance payment at the earliest before the due date: 6 months
Processing duration
5 days in case of full renewal.
6 months in case of partial renewal after the renewal fee is due.
the necessary partial cancellation of the goods or services which are not to be renewed can be processed only after the expiration of the term of protection
Legal basis
Appeal
Forms: only for partial extension
Online procedure possible: yes
Written form required: for partial renewal
Personal appearance required: no
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
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Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection
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Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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