A. Registration of a trademark pursuant to the provisions of this title shall be effective for an initial term of ten (10) years from the date of registration and, upon application filed within six (6) months prior to the expiration of such term, on a form to be furnished by the Secretary of State, the registration may be renewed for successive periods of five (5) years. A renewal fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), payable to the Secretary of State, shall accompany the application for renewal of the registration.
B. A trademark registration may be renewed for successive periods of five (5) years in the same manner as the initial renewal.
Laws 1959, p. 370, § 5; Laws 1984, c. 1, § 86, emerg. eff. Jan. 30, 1984; Laws 1985, c. 220, § 24, eff. Nov. 1, 1985; Laws 1994, c. 267, § 6, eff. July 1, 1994.