10 yrs
Each renewal term
Renewable indefinitely, forever
Renew up to 1 year early — zero risk of lapse
Trademark Renewal — 10 Years Went Fast. Don't Let Your ® Lapse.
Trademark renewal is the filing of Form TM-R to extend a registered mark's protection for a further ten years — permissible up to a year early, with a six-month surcharge window and a final restoration window before the mark is removed for good.
- Register status and expiry-date check
- Correct fee tier — timely, surcharge or restoration
- Filed and tracked to a renewed certificate
- Proprietor record verified before filing
- 10-year next-cycle calendaring
TRUSTED BY GROWING BRANDS
Marks kept alive for brands across India
1 year
Early-renewal window
File before expiry with zero risk
6 months
Post-expiry surcharge window
Renew late with a surcharge
Removed
After the restoration window
The mark drops and the name reopens
The trademark renewal lifecycle
Trademark renewal is the filing of Form TM-R with the Trade Marks Registry to extend a registered trademark's protection for a further ten years — permissible up to one year before expiry, with a surcharge window of six months after expiry and a final restoration window of up to one year, beyond which the mark is removed from the register. The lifecycle is a sequence of narrowing windows, and each one you let pass makes recovery costlier and less certain.
Those windows run in order: an early window in the year before expiry when you renew cleanly; the expiry date itself; a six-month grace window where renewal is still possible with a surcharge; a restoration window up to a year from expiry; and then removal. Crucially, the Registry's own reminder is not something to rely on — notices are missed, sent to outdated agents, or never arrive — so the safe approach is to treat your own calendar, not the Registry's, as the source of truth.
For owners of more than one mark, renewal is a portfolio discipline rather than a one-off task. A business with several marks across several classes will have staggered expiry dates, and a portfolio is only as protected as its weakest, most-overlooked filing. We track every date across the portfolio so no single mark slips through while attention is on the others.
WHEN RENEWAL MATTERS
The situations that bring owners to us
Renewal is rarely top of mind until a date looms. These are the moments we step in.
When
Certificate dated 2016
The issue
A decade-old registration with the ten-year expiry now approaching
We do
Renewed early, well inside the safe window
When
Found out it expired 3 months ago
The issue
The mark lapsed unnoticed and is now in the surcharge window
We do
Renewed with surcharge before the window closes
When
Original agent unreachable
The issue
The agent who filed years ago can no longer be contacted
We do
Fresh power of attorney recorded, renewal taken over
When
12-mark portfolio
The issue
Multiple marks with staggered renewal dates and no tracking
We do
Whole portfolio docketed on one renewal calendar
WHY THE DATE MATTERS
The cost of a lapsed mark
A missed renewal does not just pause your protection — it can hand your brand to someone else. Here is what is actually at stake.
Removal from the register
Once the surcharge and restoration windows close, the mark is struck from the register. Your statutory rights end, and the name that anchored your business for a decade becomes legally available to the public again — the most expensive outcome of an avoidable missed date.
® becomes misrepresentation
The ® symbol may only be used for a mark that is on the register. Continuing to display it after removal is itself a misrepresentation, exposing you to legal risk on top of losing the protection the symbol was meant to signal — a double penalty for inaction.
Squatters file the moment it drops
Because India leans first-to-file, the instant your mark leaves the register a competitor or squatter can apply for it. They inherit the goodwill you built, and you are left negotiating, opposing, or rebranding to recover a name that was recently and securely yours.
Re-filing means starting over
Letting a mark lapse and applying afresh is not a shortcut back — it sends you through examination, fresh objections, journal publication and the opposition window all over again, costing months or years and the priority of your original filing date.
HOW WE RENEW
From status check to a renewed certificate
Five steps that turn a looming expiry into a clean ten-year extension — and a standing service so it never looms again.
- 1
Status & register check
Step 1We pull the current register entry, confirm the exact expiry date and proprietor on record, and identify which window you are in — early, surcharge, or restoration.
- 2
TM-R prepared at the correct fee tier
Step 2We prepare Form TM-R with the right government fee for your situation — timely renewal, renewal with surcharge, or restoration — across every class on the registration.
- 3
Filed and tracked
Step 3We file the renewal and track it through the Registry, following up on any query so the extension is confirmed without you having to chase the portal.
- 4
Renewed certificate confirmation
Step 4We confirm the renewal on the register and deliver the renewed certificate, so you have documented proof that protection continues for the next ten years.
- 5
Next-cycle calendaring
Step 5We diarise the next renewal date — and, for portfolios, every mark's date — as a standing service, so the following cycle is handled before it ever becomes urgent.
WHAT WE NEED
Documents for a clean renewal
- Registration certificate or number
- Class(es) covered by the mark
- Current registration status
- Proprietor identity and address proof
- Entity documents, if a company or LLP
- Confirmation the proprietor still matches
- Power of attorney (TM-48)
- Needed if changing from a prior agent
- Authorised signatory details
- Any prior renewal records
- Date of last renewal, if applicable
- Other marks in the portfolio to track
If your business has been restructured since registration, the proprietor on record may no longer match your current entity. We verify the proprietor record first and handle any assignment or change of name, so the renewal is valid and not defective.
Transparent pricing
Trademark renewal pricing
A clear starting price to renew your mark for another 10 years. Government fee per class is billed separately.
Trademark Renewal
TM-R renewal that extends your registered trademark for a further 10 years, filed and tracked to confirmation.
₹9,999onwards + govt fee
Extra work (surcharge, restoration, or proprietor updates) is charged based on your case.
- Register status & expiry-date check
- TM-R prepared at the correct fee tier
- Filed and tracked to confirmation
- Renewed certificate delivered
WHY RENEWALS FAIL — HANDLED
The four ways a renewal goes wrong
A renewal can be missed, defective, or filed too late. Here is how we engineer each failure out.
The risk
Relied on Registry reminders
The official reminder never arrived or went to an old agent, and the mark quietly lapsed.
How we handle it
We run our own 10-year renewal calendar so your dates never depend on the Registry's notices.
The risk
Renewed in the wrong proprietor name
After a business restructure, renewing in the old entity's name leaves the renewal defective.
How we handle it
We verify the proprietor record first and correct ownership before filing.
The risk
One date missed in a portfolio
With staggered dates across many marks, a single overlooked expiry lapses the weakest link.
How we handle it
We docket the entire portfolio so every mark is renewed on its own schedule.
The risk
Expired beyond restoration
Past the one-year restoration window the mark is gone, and the name may already be reopened.
How we handle it
We give an honest re-filing strategy with priority and search advice to recover the position.
FAQ
Trademark Renewal FAQs
Clear answers on when to renew, fees, missed expiry, the surcharge and restoration windows, re-examination, lapsed-mark squatting, and multi-class renewal.
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- You can file for renewal on Form TM-R up to one year before the registration expires. Renewing early carries no penalty and removes any risk of an accidental lapse, which is why we recommend acting within that one-year window rather than waiting for the expiry date to approach.
- The government renewal fee is charged per class on Form TM-R, and a separate surcharge applies if you renew after expiry within the six-month grace window. Restoration after that carries a higher fee still. Professional fees for preparing and tracking the filing are separate, and we show both tiers clearly before you pay.
- If you miss expiry, the mark is not immediately lost. You can still renew within a six-month surcharge window by paying the renewal fee plus a surcharge. Beyond that, the mark enters a restoration window, and only if both windows close without action is it removed from the register entirely.
- Restoration is the process of bringing a removed-or-about-to-be-removed mark back onto the register after the surcharge window has passed. It is available up to one year from the expiry date, on payment of restoration and renewal fees, and is the last opportunity to recover the mark before it is gone for good.
- Once a year has passed from expiry with no renewal or restoration, the trademark is removed from the register. Your exclusive rights end, the ® can no longer be used, and the name re-enters open territory — meaning a competitor or squatter can apply to register it as their own.
- No. Renewal simply extends the existing registration for another ten years — there is no fresh examination, no re-publication, and no new opposition window. This is exactly why renewing matters so much: letting a mark lapse and re-filing forces you back through examination, objections, and the full timeline from scratch.
- Yes. Once a mark is removed from the register, the name is open for anyone to apply for. Because India leans first-to-file, a competitor or squatter who files for your lapsed brand can gain rights to it, leaving you to fight — or rebrand — after years of building the very goodwill they would inherit.
- Not directly. If your business has been restructured — say a proprietorship converted to a company — the proprietor on record may no longer match the current entity. The register must reflect the correct owner, so we check the proprietor record and handle any assignment or change before filing, to keep the renewal valid.
- A registration covering multiple classes is renewed through a single TM-R, but the government fee is charged per class. We renew all classes together and verify that none has been inadvertently dropped, so your protection across every class continues without a gap.
- While the mark remains on the register — including during the post-expiry surcharge and restoration windows before removal — your registration technically subsists, but the position is precarious. The safe course is to renew promptly so there is no period in which your right to use ® is in doubt or open to challenge.
- Form TM-R is filed by the registered proprietor or their authorised agent. If you originally filed through an agent who is now unreachable, we can take over by recording a fresh power of attorney, so the renewal proceeds without depending on your old representative.
- A trademark can last forever. Each registration is valid for ten years from the filing date and can be renewed indefinitely in further ten-year blocks. As long as every renewal is filed on time, your trademark never expires — making disciplined renewal tracking the key to a truly permanent brand asset.
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A decade of goodwill should not die of a missed date.
We check your status, file the right TM-R, and calendar the next decade — so your ® stays alive without you ever watching the clock.
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