A: The period of protection is ten (10) years from the date of issuance and is renewable for a period of ten (10) years at a time.
The renewal procedure period is 6 months before and after the registration expiration date, and an additional fee is required for renewal after the registration expiration date.
The request shall contain the following indications:
a. An indication that renewal is sought;
b. The name and address of the registrant or his successor-in-interest, hereafter referred to as the “right holder”;
c. The registration number of the registration concerned;
d. The filing date of the application which resulted in the registration concerned to be renewed;
e. Where the right holder has a representative, the name and address of that representative;
f. The names of the recorded goods or services for which the renewal is requested or the names of the recorded goods or services for which the renewal is not requested, grouped according to the classes of the Nice Classification to which that
group of goods or services belongs and presented in the order of the classes of the said Classification; and
g. A signature by the right holder or his representative.
※Nice classification is a classification table that is created based on the Nice Agreement and is common to all member countries regarding goods and services for mark registration. It is also called the international classification table for goods and services.