75-25-11 - Duration and renewal. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 75-25-11. Duration and renewal.
 

(a)  A registration of a mark hereunder shall be effective for a term of five (5) years from the date of registration and, upon application filed within six (6) months prior to the expiration of such term, in a manner complying with the requirements of the secretary, the registration may be renewed for a like term from the end of the expiring term. A renewal fee, payable to the secretary, shall accompany the application for renewal of the registration. 

(b)  A registration may be renewed for successive periods of five (5) years in like manner. 

(c)  All applications for renewal, whether of registrations made under this chapter or of registrations effected under any prior act, shall include a verified statement that the mark has been and is still in use and include a specimen showing actual use of the mark on or in connection with the goods or services. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 4227-06; Laws,  1952, ch. 338, § 6; Laws, 1958, ch. 346, § 4; Laws, 1971, ch. 437, § 6; Laws, 1985, ch. 381, § 9; Laws,  1996, ch. 402, § 6; Laws, 2009, ch. 386, § 5, eff from and after July 1, 2009.