(A) A registration of a mark is effective for five years from the date of registration, and upon application filed within six months before the expiration of the registration in a manner complying with the requirements of the secretary, the registration may be renewed for five years. A renewal fee payable to the secretary shall accompany the application for renewal of the registration. A registration may be renewed for successive periods of five years as provided for in this subsection.
(B) An application for renewal under this article, whether of a registration made under this article or of a registration effected under any prior law, shall include a verified statement that the mark has been and is still in use and a specimen showing actual use of the mark on or in connection with the goods or services.
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 486, Section 1, eff 3 months after July 13, 1994.
Editor's Note
1994 Act No. 486, Section 3, effective 3 months after July 13, 1994, provides as follows:
"SECTION 3. A registration in force on this article's effective date continues in full force and effect for the unexpired term of the registration and may be renewed by filing an application for renewal with the secretary complying with the requirements of the secretary and paying the renewal fee as provided for in Section 39-15-1130(A) within six months before the expiration of the registration."