S.L. 597.4 ст. 21Renewal of registration.

(1) Renewal of registration shall be effected by filing a request for renewal in the relevant official form at any time within the period of six (6) months ending on the date of the expiration of the registration.

(2) At any time not earlier than six (6) months nor later than one (1) month before the expiration of the last registration of a trademark, the Comptroller shall, except where renewal has already been effected under sub-rule (1), send to the registered proprietor or the electronic address for service where such has been indicated as in rule 4 notice of the approaching expiration and inform him at the same time that the registration may be renewed in the manner prescribed in sub-rule (1). A copy of said notice is also to be sent to the electronic address for the representative or attorney where such has been indicated in rule 4.

(3) If on the expiration of the last registration of a trademark the renewal fee has not been paid and the request for renewal has not been made, the proprietor may renew the mark within six (6) months from the date of expiration of the last registration provided that the request for renewal is filed on the relevant official form and is accompanied by the renewal fee and the additional renewal fee.

(4) If on the expiration of the last registration of a trademark, the renewal fee has not been paid and the request for renewal has not been made and no action, as prescribed in sub-rule (3), has been taken by the proprietor, the Comptroller shall record the trademark as removed from the register.

(5) Where the Comptroller has removed the mark from the register for failure to renew its registration in accordance with sub-rule (3), he may, restore the mark to the register and renew its registration, if after considering the circumstances of the failure to renew, he is satisfied that it is just to restore such mark. Request for restoration is to be filed on the relevant official form within six (6) months of the date of the removal of the mark and be accompanied by the appropriate renewal fee and appropriate restoration fee.

(6) The renewal and restoration of the registration shall be published on the official online journal or any other official publication that the Comptroller shall prescribe. The publication shall show the date of renewal or restoration.