Trademark renewal and grace period by country

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Term is how long each registration or renewal lasts. Grace period is the extra time to renew late, usually for a surcharge. Non-use is how long a mark can go unused before others can ask to cancel it. US owners also file a declaration of use between years 5 and 6 — see renewal deadlines.

152 countries and regional offices

Country / office	Term	Grace period	Non-use
China	10 years	6 months after expiry, with surcharge (CNY 225 online / CNY 250 paper); renewal can be filed in the 12 months before expiry	3 years
United States	10 years	6 months after each Section 8 / Section 9 deadline, with a grace-period surcharge	3 years
Russia	10 years	Renewal is requested in the last year of the term; on request, a further 6 months after expiry is allowed to file it (Civil Code Art. 1491).	3 years
India	10 years	Renewal may be filed up to 1 year before expiry; within 6 months after expiry with surcharge; restoration possible within 1 year from expiry	5 years
Brazil	10 years	Renewal must be requested in the last year of the term; it can still be filed within the 6 months after expiry on payment of an additional fee.	5 years
European Union (EUIPO)	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a surcharge of 25% of the renewal fee (maximum EUR 1,500)	5 years
Türkiye	10 years	6 months after expiry, with an additional fee	5 years
United Kingdom	10 years	Renewal is possible up to 6 months after expiry with a late renewal fee; after that a removed registration may be restored on Form TM13 (fee £125)	5 years
South Korea	10 years	Renewal may be filed late after expiry for a higher fee (330,000 KRW per class instead of 300,000); the statutory late period is understood to be 6 months	3 years
Japan	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a surcharge equal to the renewal fee	3 years
Iran	10 years	—	3 years
Mexico	10 years	Renewal may be requested from 6 months before expiry and up to 6 months after expiry	3 years
Germany	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a EUR 50 surcharge	5 years
France	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a surcharge of 50% of the renewal fee	5 years
Indonesia	10 years	Renewal may be filed within 6 months before expiry, or up to 6 months after expiry with a higher fee	3 years
Canada	10 years	Renewal can be made in a window beginning 6 months before and ending 6 months after expiry; the registration is expunged if the fee is not paid within that period. The official fee table lists no late-renewal surcharge.	3 years
Australia	10 years	6 months after expiry, with an additional late fee	3 years
Vietnam	10 years	—	5 years
Spain	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a surcharge of 25% in the first 3 months and 50% in the following 3 months	5 years
Argentina	10 years	Renewal can be requested from 6 months before expiry; renewal up to 6 months after expiry is possible on payment of an additional grace-period fee	—
United Arab Emirates	10 years	6 months after expiry, at a higher renewal fee (AED 7,250 instead of AED 6,500)	5 years
Saudi Arabia	10 years	6 months after expiry with a higher renewal fee (SAR 6,500 instead of SAR 5,500 per class).	5 years
Italy	10 years	—	5 years
Switzerland	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a surcharge of CHF 50	5 years
Thailand	10 years	Renewal may be filed within 90 days before expiry, or within 6 months after expiry with a surcharge of 20% of the renewal fee	3 years
Philippines	10 years	6 months after expiry, with an additional fee (surcharge per class)	3 years
Malaysia	10 years	Renewal may be requested up to 6 months after expiry with a surcharge; a removed mark may then be restored within a further 6 months	3 years
Singapore	10 years	Late renewal within 6 months after expiry (higher fee); then restoration possible within a further 6 months; no extensions of time.	5 years
Chile	10 years	Renewal can be requested from 6 months before to 6 months after expiry.	5 years
Colombia	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a surcharge (renewal may otherwise be requested in the 6 months before expiry)	3 years
Ukraine	10 years	6 months after the deadline, with the renewal fee increased to 150%	3 years
Pakistan	10 years	At least 6 months after expiry (as prescribed), with an additional fee (s.35(3)); unrenewed marks are removed but may be restored.	5 years
Peru	10 years	6 months after expiry (Decision 486)	3 years
Egypt	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a surcharge	5 years
Taiwan	10 years	6 months after expiry, with double the renewal fee (8,000 TWD per class)	3 years
Hong Kong	10 years	6 months after expiry with a HK$500 late renewal charge; restoration possible afterwards for a higher fee	3 years
South Africa	10 years	Renewal may be filed up to 6 months after expiry; an additional fee applies when renewing after expiry, and unpaid marks are advertised and then removed (restoration available on payment of a fee).	5 years
Benelux (BOIP)	10 years	6 months after expiry, with an additional fee	5 years
Kazakhstan	10 years	Renewal is filed in the last year of the term; reinstatement can be requested within 6 months after expiry for an extra fee	3 years
Morocco	10 years	Renewal is filed in the 6 months before expiry, with a further 6-month grace period after expiry.	5 years
Qatar	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a late renewal fee of QAR 4,000 per class instead of QAR 3,000.	5 years
Kuwait	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a higher fee (KWD 310 instead of KWD 265)	5 years
Oman	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a late fee.	5 years
Bahrain	10 years	Renewal is requested in the final year of the term; a 6-month grace period after expiry is available (GCC Trademark Law, Art. 20)	5 years
Jordan	10 years	The mark is cancelled if not renewed within one year after the renewal due date (Law, art. 21(2)); surcharge amounts could not be verified	3 years
Palestine	7 years	—	2 years
New Zealand	10 years	—	3 years
Poland	10 years	6 months after expiry, with the renewal fee increased by 30%; this deadline cannot be restored	5 years
Ecuador	10 years	6 months after expiry (Decision 486 art. 153)	3 years
Uzbekistan	10 years	6 months after expiry (renewal request otherwise filed in the last year of validity)	3 years
Nigeria	7 years	—	5 years
Kenya	10 years	After expiry the lapse is published and the owner has about 30 days from publication to renew with a late fee; a removed mark can be restored on application with a restoration fee	5 years
Bangladesh	7 years	A mark removed for non-payment of the renewal fee may be restored within 1 year after expiry of the last registration.	5 years
Sri Lanka	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a surcharge of 10% of the renewal fee	5 years
Portugal	10 years	Renewal falls in the last 6 months of the term; a further 6-month grace period is available with a 50% surcharge. After cancellation is published, revalidation is possible within 1 year at three times the renewal fee.	5 years
Sweden	10 years	Renewal may be requested up to 6 months before and up to 6 months after expiry; a late renewal surcharge of SEK 200 per class applies after expiry	5 years
Denmark	10 years	6 months after expiry, with renewal fees increased by 20%	5 years
Norway	10 years	Renewal may be filed from 1 year before expiry until 6 months after expiry; renewal after expiry carries a surcharge (NOK 550)	5 years
Austria	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a 20% surcharge	5 years
Czechia	10 years	6 months after expiry, at double the renewal fee	5 years
Greece	10 years	6 months after expiry, with the renewal fee increased by half; renewal is otherwise filed in the last 6 months of the term	5 years
Romania	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a surcharge	5 years
Hungary	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a supplementary fee of HUF 40,500	5 years
Ireland	10 years	6 months after the renewal date with a EUR 60 surcharge; a removed mark can be restored within 6 months of the Journal notice of removal (EUR 125 plus renewal fees)	5 years
Belarus	10 years	Renewal is filed in the last year of the term; a 6-month grace period after expiry is available on payment of a fee	3 years
Iraq	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a supplemental fee (Article 20 as amended by Order No. 80)	3 years
Lebanon	10 years	—	—
Algeria	10 years	6 months after expiry (renewal can also be filed in the 6 months before expiry); INAPI's fee page lists a late renewal surcharge	3 years
Tunisia	10 years	—	5 years
OAPI (Central & West Africa)	10 years	—	5 years
ARIPO (Eastern & Southern Africa)	10 years	6 months after expiry with a surcharge (20% of the renewal fee)	—
Ghana	10 years	6 months for late payment of the renewal fee, with a prescribed surcharge (section 11(2), Trade Marks Act 2004)	5 years
Ethiopia	7 years	Renewal reportedly within 3 months after expiry, plus a further 6 months with a penalty	3 years
Tanzania	7 years	—	3 years
Uganda	7 years	—	—
Dominican Republic	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a surcharge	—
Costa Rica	10 years	Renewal is filed within the year before expiry; a 6-month grace period after expiry is available with a USD 25 surcharge (Law No. 7978, arts. 21 and 94)	5 years
Guatemala	10 years	Renewal may be requested within the year before expiry; a 6-month grace period after expiry is available with a surcharge, and the registration remains in force during it (Article 32).	5 years
Panama	10 years	—	5 years
Uruguay	10 years	6 months after expiry; a higher grace-period renewal fee applies	5 years
Paraguay	10 years	Renewal may be requested in the last year before expiry, or within a 6-month grace period after expiry on payment of a surcharge (Art. 19)	5 years
Bolivia	10 years	Renewal can be requested within 6 months before expiry or within a 6-month grace period after expiry	—
Venezuela	15 years	—	2 years
Cambodia	10 years	6 months	5 years
Myanmar	10 years	—	3 years
Mongolia	10 years	Renewal is requested in the last year of validity or within 6 months after expiry (2010 law text)	—
Azerbaijan	10 years	6 months after expiry, with an additional fee (8 AZN per month)	5 years
Georgia	10 years	6 months after expiry on payment of the renewal fee; after that the registration is cancelled and cannot be restored	5 years
Armenia	10 years	6 months after expiry, with an additional fee	3 years
Serbia	10 years	6 months after expiry with a 50% fee surcharge; after that a new application is required	5 years
Bosnia and Herzegovina	10 years	Renewal is possible within 6 months after expiry on payment of the ordinary fee plus 50%	5 years
Bulgaria	10 years	6 months after expiry, with higher fees (EUR 230.08 instead of EUR 153.38 for up to 3 classes)	5 years
Croatia	10 years	6 months after expiry, with fees doubled	5 years
Cyprus	10 years	—	5 years
Estonia	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a restoration fee of EUR 45 in addition to the renewal fee	5 years
Finland	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a higher late renewal fee (EUR 320 online instead of EUR 250)	5 years
Guernsey	10 years	6 months after the renewal date, with a late charge of GBP 10 per month; after that the mark is removed from the register	—
Iceland	10 years	6 months after expiry; late renewal is also possible with a resumption fee within two months after the end of that six-month period	5 years
Jersey	10 years	6 months after the renewal date, with a GBP 60 late-renewal fee	5 years
Latvia	10 years	6 months after expiry with an additional fee of EUR 90; renewal can be filed during the last year of validity	5 years
Liechtenstein	10 years	6 months after expiry, with an additional fee of CHF 100. Renewal can be requested no earlier than 12 months before expiry.	5 years
Lithuania	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a 50% surcharge on the renewal fee	5 years
Moldova	10 years	6 months after expiry, with an additional fee (50% surcharge under the fee decision)	5 years
Monaco	10 years	6 months after the anniversary date, with a late surcharge of 50% of the renewal fee	—
Montenegro	10 years	6 months after expiry, with fees increased by 50%	—
North Macedonia	10 years	SOIP's guidance allows the renewal request in the last year of validity or within nine months after expiry (with the applicable fees).	—
Slovakia	10 years	Additional period of 6 months starting the day after the regular renewal deadline	5 years
Slovenia	10 years	—	5 years
Angola	10 years	—	—
Botswana	10 years	6 months for late renewal; a lapsed registration can be restored within a further 2 months after the grace period (s. 88)	—
Cabo Verde	10 years	—	—
Eswatini	10 years	—	3 years
Gambia	10 years	—	—
Lesotho	10 years	6 months for late payment of the renewal fee, with a surcharge	3 years
Liberia	10 years	6 months, on payment of a surcharge (IP Act 2016, s. 10.9(c))	3 years
Libya	10 years	—	5 years
Madagascar	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a surcharge (Ordinance 89-019, art. 69(2)); renewal can be requested in the 12 months before expiry	3 years
Malawi	10 years	—	5 years
Mauritius	10 years	Late renewal is possible on payment of a MUR 2,000 surcharge; the length of the grace period was not confirmed.	—
Mozambique	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a surcharge; renewal fees can be paid in the 6 months before expiry (secondary source).	—
Namibia	10 years	—	—
Rwanda	10 years	6 months after expiry with a late fee, per a law-firm summary of Law N° 055/2024 (the previous law allowed longer); RDB charges a RWF 20,000 late renewal surcharge	3 years
Sierra Leone	10 years	6 months for late payment of the renewal fee, with a surcharge (s. 11(2))	5 years
Sudan	10 years	6 months, with an additional fee	5 years
Syria	10 years	6 months after expiry, with late fees	3 years
São Tomé & Príncipe	10 years	—	—
Yemen	10 years	Renewal may be filed within one year after the end of the term; otherwise the mark is removed from the register	5 years
Zambia	10 years	6 months after expiry with a surcharge (Trade Marks Act, 2023); restoration possible within 6 months after removal	5 years
Zimbabwe	10 years	6 months for late payment of the renewal fee; a removed mark can be restored within 3 years of removal in certain circumstances	5 years
Afghanistan	10 years	Renewal is filed within 6 months before expiry; the right ends if not renewed within 6 months after expiry	3 years
Bhutan	10 years	6 months with surcharge	3 years
Brunei	10 years	—	—
Korea (DPRK)	10 years	6 months after expiry (Art. 36; renewal is normally requested within 6 months before expiry)	5 years
Laos	10 years	Renewal is filed within 6 months before expiry; late renewal is possible within 6 months after expiry with a late fee	—
Macao	7 years	Renewal is filed in the last 6 months of validity; late renewal is possible within 6 months after expiry with a surcharge, after which a new application is needed	—
Maldives	10 years	6 months after expiry with a late filing fee	5 years
Nepal	7 years	Renewal is due within 35 days after expiry; late renewal is possible within a further 6 months with a fine, after which the registration is automatically cancelled.	1 years
Papua New Guinea	10 years	—	—
Samoa	10 years	Renewal may be filed up to 12 months before expiry; renewal after expiry requires a late renewal fee (length of the late window not verified).	3 years
Tajikistan	10 years	6 months after expiry, with an additional fee	3 years
Turkmenistan	10 years	6 months after expiry, with an additional fee	3 years
Antigua & Barbuda	10 years	Renewal after expiry is possible at higher fees (XCD 200 within 3 months after expiry, XCD 300 later); restoration is also available	—
Belize	10 years	Late renewal within 6 months after expiry (higher fee); after that the mark is removed, but restoration can be requested within 12 months of expiry	5 years
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba	10 years	Renewal from 6 months before expiry; late renewal up to 6 months after expiry with a USD 166 surcharge	5 years
Cuba	10 years	Renewal is requested in the 6 months before expiry; a further 6-month grace period after expiry is available with a surcharge (Decree-Law No. 203, arts. 49–50)	3 years
Curaçao	10 years	6 months after expiry, with an additional fee (Article 20(4))	5 years
Grenada	10 years	6 months for late payment of the renewal fee, with a surcharge of XCD 35 per class per month	3 years
Honduras	10 years	Renewal is filed within the year before expiry; a 6-month grace period after expiry is available with a surcharge (Article 94).	—
Jamaica	10 years	—	—
Nicaragua	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a surcharge on top of the renewal fee; the registration remains fully valid during the grace period. Renewal can be filed in the year before expiry.	—
Sint Maarten	10 years	6 months after expiry, with an additional fee	5 years
Trinidad & Tobago	10 years	6 months after expiry, with a TTD 700 late renewal fee	5 years

From the official sources listed on each country guide, checked in October 2026. Fees and deadlines change — confirm with the office or a firm before you rely on them.

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