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Directive (EU) 2015/2436 SECTION 3 — Duration and renewal of registration

Article 48–Article 49 · 2 articles

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Duration of registration

Article 48

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1. Trade marks shall be registered for a period of 10 years from the date of filing of the application. 2. Registration may be renewed in accordance with Article 49 for further 10-year periods.

Renewal

1. Registration of a trade mark shall be renewed at the request of the proprietor of the trade mark or any person authorised to do so by law or by contract, provided that the renewal fees have been paid. Member States may provide that receipt of payment of the renewal fees is to be deemed to constitute such a request. 2. The office shall inform the proprietor of the trade mark of the expiry of the registration at least six months before the said expiry. The office shall not be held liable if it fails to give such information. 3. The request for renewal shall be submitted and the renewal fees shall be paid within a period of at least six months immediately preceding the expiry of the registration. Failing that, the request may be submitted within a further period of six months immediately following the expiry of the registration or of the subsequent renewal thereof. The renewal fees and an additional fee shall be paid within that further period. 4. Where the request is submitted or the fees paid in respect of only some of the goods or services for which the trade mark is registered, registration shall be renewed for those goods or services only. 5. Renewal shall take effect from the day following the date on which the existing registration expires. The renewal shall be recorded in the register.

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