Cap. 597 ст. 58Renewal.

(1) Registration of a trademark shall be renewed at the request of the proprietor of the trademark or of any person authorised to do so by law or by contract, provided that the renewal fees have been paid not earlier than six months before the date of expiry.

(2) The Comptroller shall inform the proprietor of the trademark of the expiry of the registration at least six months before the said expiry. The Comptroller shall not be held liable for failure to give such information.

(3) The request for renewal shall be submitted and the renewal fees shall be paid within a period of not more than six months immediately preceding the expiry of the registration or of the subsequent renewal thereof. Failing that, the request may be submitted within a further period of six months immediately following the expiry of the registration or of the subsequent renewal thereof. The renewal fees and an additional fee shall be paid within that further period.

(4) Renewal shall take effect from the day following the date on which the existing registration expires. The renewal shall be recorded in the register.

(5) If the registration is not renewed in accordance with the above provisions, the Comptroller shall remove the trademark from the register.

(6) Provision may be made by rules for the restoration of the registration of a trademark which has been removed from the register, subject to such conditions (if any) as may be prescribed.

(7) The renewal or restoration of the registration of a trademark shall be published in the prescribed manner.