Renewing your trade mark

To keep your trade mark in force, you must renew it on the 10th anniversary of the filing date and every 10 years after that.

There is no limit to how long you can keep your mark registered. You may choose not to renew it, or voluntarily surrender it at any time.

You can renew your registration up to 6 months before the renewal date.  We will write to remind you 3 months before renewal is due, if you have not already renewed your mark.

How do I renew my trade mark?

Fill in form TM11 (26Kb) and form FS2 and send us

• a fee of £200, for the first or only class of the registration, and
• £50 for each extra class

Send your completed forms and fee to:

Intellectual Property Office
Concept House
Cardiff Road
Newport
South Wales
NP10 8QQ
United Kingdom

How can I pay my renewal fee?

Pay using most major credit/debit cards, a pre registered deposit account, cheque, cash or postal order.

What happens next?

We will send you a Renewal Certificate confirming that we have renewed your mark for the next 10 year period.

What if I don't renew in time?

If you do not pay your renewal fee by the renewal date, your mark becomes expired. However, you are allowed an extra 6 months from the renewal date in which to renew your registration, but you will have to pay an extra fee of £50 for late renewal as well as the main renewal fee.

If you do not renew your mark within this 6 month period you can still apply to restore your mark.

Restoring your trade mark

After the 6 month late renewal period there is a further 6 month period where you can apply to restore your mark.