A trademark registration lasts ten years. It does not lapse quietly at the end of them, it lapses expensively. Miss the renewal and there is a six month grace window at a surcharge, then a six month restoration window at a higher cost again, and then the mark is gone from the register permanently and you start over with a fresh application and a new priority date.
Starting at
₹2,499 per class onwards
TM renewal
Registered proprietors approaching the 10-year mark
Timeline
Filed in 1-2 working days; registry 1-3 months
Registration is valid for ten years from the date of filing of the application, not from the date the certificate was issued. This catches people out constantly, because a mark filed in 2014 and registered in 2018 comes up for renewal in 2024, not 2028. Check the date of application on your registration certificate, or look up the mark on the IP India portal - the renewal due date is the tenth anniversary of that date. Section 25 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 governs the whole cycle.
TL;DR
The 50 per cent concession available to individuals, startups and small enterprises when filing a fresh application does NOT apply to renewal. Renewal is ₹9,000 per class for everyone. A three-class mark renewed on time costs ₹27,000 in government fees; the same mark renewed inside the grace period costs ₹40,500.
Form TM-R
The renewal application, filed for a further ten year term from the expiry of the previous registration.
Form O-3 / RG-3
The notice of approaching expiry the Registrar is required to send under Section 25(3) to the proprietor's address of service.
Restoration
Under Section 25(4) read with Rule 60, available after six months and within one year of expiry. Not automatic - the request is advertised in the Trade Marks Journal and can be objected to.
Priority date
Lost permanently if the mark is removed. A fresh TM-A application carries a new filing date, so anyone who filed in the interim sits ahead of you.
File Form TM-R and the registration is renewed for a further ten years from the expiry of the previous registration.
The mark has expired but has not yet been removed. Section 25(3) provides the Registrar shall not remove it where the fee and surcharge are paid within six months.
The mark has been removed for non-payment. Restoration and renewal on application under Section 25(4) read with Rule 60.
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Ten years from the date of application, not the date of registration. We confirm it against the certificate and the IP India portal record.
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If the mark has been assigned and the assignment was never recorded, the current owner is not the registered proprietor and cannot renew. Form TM-P has to be filed and processed first.
03
Filed with the government fee for each class. One to two working days from receipt of documents.
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Reflection of the renewal on the portal typically takes one to three months. Restoration takes longer because of the journal advertisement.
Upload via our secure portal. We pre-check every scan before filing - cuts portal rejections by ~90%.
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