Number Pages In Legal Kansas Trademarks Forms For Free

There's no limit to the number of times you can renew your trademark. You can and should continue to renew your registration every 10 years, as long as you're still using the trademark in commerce and in the ways described in your registration. With continued renewal, your trademark can conceivably last forever.

When Do You Need to Renew Your Trademark? You must file the renewal application within one year before the registration expires (every ten years). There's a grace period of six months for filing an application for renewal for an extra fee. Presently, if you file it online, the additional cost is $100 per class.

If your trademark has fallen into 'dead' or 'abandoned' status unintentionally, you may petition the USPTO within 60 days of the Notice of Abandonment. After the 60 days have lapsed, or if you cannot document the abandonment was unintentional, you will need to file a trademark application with the USPTO.

The renewal form, TSR, is available at sos.ks.gov and should be submitted to the secretary of state's office during the last 6 months of the 5-year registration period. A mark must still be in use at the time of the renewal. The renewal filing fee is $40.

Visit .sos.ks.gov, then click Business Filing Center, then click Trademark/Service Mark Search. Mark must be in use Registration of marks in Kansas is based on actual use of the mark in Kansas commerce.

You may conduct a free online search of the USPTO database at the Public Search Facility (Madison East, 1st Floor; 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia) between a.m. and p.m. USPTO personnel may not conduct trademark searches for the public. Private trademark search firms will conduct searches for a fee.