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Utah Code § 70-3a-305

Duration and renewal

Amended by Chapter 58, 2012 General Session

(1) The registration of a mark under this chapter expires five years after the date the division certifies the registration under Section 70-3a-304.

(2) A registration may be renewed for an additional five years from the date a registration expires if the registrant:

(a) files an application with the division:

(i) no sooner than six months before the expiration of the registration and no later than six months after the expiration of the registration; and

(ii) in accordance with the requirements made by rule by the division:

(A) pursuant to Section 70-3a-201; and

(B) consistent with this section; and

(b) pays a renewal fee determined by the division in accordance with Section 70-3a-203.

(3) If a registrant complies with this section, the registrant may renew a mark at the expiration of each five-year term.

(4)

(a) A registration in effect before May 6, 2002:

(i) shall continue in full force and effect for the registration's unexpired term; and

(ii) may be renewed by:

(A) filing an application for renewal with the division:

(I) within the time prescribed in Subsection (2)(a)(i); and

(II) in accordance with rules made by the division pursuant to Section 70-3a-201; and

(B) paying the required renewal fee determined by the division in accordance with Section 70-3a-203.

(b) If a registration in effect before May 6, 2002, is renewed in accordance with this Subsection (4), the registration shall be renewed for a term of five years.

(5) Any application for renewal under this chapter, whether a registration made under this chapter or a registration made under a prior Utah statute, shall include:

(a) a verified statement that the mark has been and is still in use; and

(b)

(i) a specimen showing actual use of the mark on or in connection with the goods or services; or

(ii) a verified statement that the mark has not changed.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.