India is a fast-growing economy. With booming businesses, there is more and more need to register Trademarks. Trademarks also need to be renewed every ten years, so there is an ever-increasing demand for trademark registration. Preferably, the trademark renewal must be filed before the expiry of the mark. At least six months before, to be exact. This is done by filing TM-Rwith the prescribed fee of Rs. 9000. In case a person fails to renew the trademark, the mark becomes liable to be removed (though a trademark restoration is also possible).Given the significance of trademark to a brand, renewal is important.

After the filing of a trademark renewal, it is vital to periodically check the status of the renewal application until it is processed by the Registrar. The trademark renewal sometimes requires numerous time-bound actions or response from the applicant. Therefore, it is important to continually check the status of the application and take the required action until the registration.

It is crucial to begin the process for renewal three to six months before the expiry of the trademark. The Registrar, after all, will only inform you about the expiry of the trademark very close to the last date, and it does take a few months to complete the procedure.

The application should be accompanied by the requisite fee that needs to be paid to renew the trademark. The application for trademark renewal is then reviewed for quality before it is finally renewed. Once the reviews are done, the owner of the trademark is liable to receive a certificate of renewal, thus marking his continued ownership.