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The law of the Republic of Armenia on trademarks

• Chapter 1 - General provisions
• Chapter 2 - Legal protection of trademarks
• Chapter 3 - Duration of protection of a trademark
• Chapter 4 - Termination of rights to a trademark
• Chapter 5 - Assignment of rights to a trademark
• Chapter 6 - Well known trademarks
• Chapter 7 - Collective marks and certification marks
• Chapter 8 - Registration of a trademark
• Chapter 9 - The process of registration of a trademark
• Chapter 10 - International registration of trademarks
• Chapter 11 - Transitional provisions and entry into force of this law

Chapter 3: Duration of protection of a trademark

Article 18. Duration of Registration of a Trademark

Trademarks shall be registered for a period of ten years from the date of filing of the application.

Article 19. Renewal of Registration of a Trademark

1. Registration of a trademark may be renewed in respect of all or a part of goods and/or services on each time, but not longer than for ten years.

2. Registration of the trademark shall be renewed on the request of the proprietor of the trademark or a person authorised by him/her filed with the State Authorised Body and examined within one month.

3. The request shall be submitted during the last year of the current term of trademark registration validity.

4. The registration of the trademark may also be renewed upon the request submitted within a period of six months following the expiry of the registration of the trademark, provided that an additional state fee is paid.

5. Renewal of the registration of the trademark shall take effect from the day following the preceding period of ten years.

6. The State Authorised Body shall make an entry in the state register and in the trademark certificate (at the request of the proprietor) on the renewal of the registration of the trademark and publish information thereon in the “Industrial Property” official bulletin.

7. The blank form of the request, the order of its wording and consideration shall be established by the Government of the Republic of Armenia.

8. The request may not be refused without giving the applicant an opportunity to submit his/her documentations for the renewal of the registration of the trademark.

9. Where any information or indication in the request submitted in accordance with this Article gives rise to reasonable doubts as to their reliability, the State Authorised Body may demand relevant evidence.

10. The State Authorised Body shall notify the proprietor during the ninth months of the current term of trademark registration validity.