How do you know when it's time to renew your trademarks?

As regulation of law on intellectual property, the mark, trademark or service mark, is one of protected subjects of industrial property right. However, to be protected by law, the owner of mark shall apply protection registration dossier to competent authority prior. When the owner registers and is granted a certificate of registered mark, the owner shall have the exclusive right to label the product, service or both, right to allow others to use the mark throughout mark license contracts, right to assign the mark ownership and right to prevent breaching action from any third party.

Trademark in Vietnam

The receiving of the trademark registration certificate is not a final point in your trademark life. To keep your trademark valid you must renew it every 7-20 years depending on the country the mark is registered in. There are no limits on how many times your trademark can be renewed. You can do it 1, 3, 6 times or do not do it at all if you don’t want to use your mark more.

The renewal date is indicated on the website of the Intellectual Property Office of the country where your trademark is registered. The only way to know it is just to remember this date. You can set a reminder on your phone or computer, print the date and put it up on the wall or think out another method to keep it in mind. The main thing is not to miss this date, otherwise, your mark will be canceled.

It might be easier if you hire trademark lawyers in Vietnam to register your mark because he will probably send you an email with the notification that it is time to renew your trademark.

Hope this help!