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A registered Malaysia trademark is valid for ten years protection from the date of
application and it is renewable indefinitely every ten years. Below are
the procedure for renewal of Malaysia trademark.
Procedure for Renewal
of Malaysia trademark
The owner of the
Malaysia trademark has to file Form TM-12, which is an application for renewal
before the Registrar. This application has to be filed within 6 months from the
date of expiration of the registration.
1 – 3 months before
the expiration of the registration, if no application for renewal has been
filed, then the Registrar shall send a notice to the trademark owner informing
him of the upcoming renewal date. Keep in mind that no trademark can be
removed, if notice of renewal has not been served.
Along with the
application for the renewal of Malaysia trademark, the trademark owner has to
pay a renewal fees as prescribed. Failure to pay such fees will cause the
removal of the Trademark from the register.
Consequences of Failure
to Renew
The consequences of
not renewing the trademark are severe. In case no application for renewal has
been filed, or in case no fee for renewal has been paid by the trademark owner,
the Registrar will have to remove the mark from the register.
Before removing the
trademark, the Registrar shall first advertise his intention to remove the mark
by advertising the notice to remove in the trademark journal.
Failure to renew
affects not just the trademark owner but also all those people who are either
assigned or licensed the trademark. It also affects your legal rights, by not
renewing your trademark, in effect weakens your legal position. A registered
trademark has the benefit of exclusiveness. Registration protects you from
infringement claims. However, the most important benefit of renewal is that it
deters other people from using your mark.
After receiving
applications to renew the trademark, the Registrar shall advertise the mark
once again. After the lapse of the prescribed waiting period, the mark will be
entered in the register of trademarks. The entry shall specify that the mark
has been renewed for a period of 10 years.
Contact us
If you have further queries, please contact Tannet
24 hours Malaysia hotline：603-21418908;
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