70-3a-305.   Duration and renewal.
     (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) at least six months before 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 six months before the expiration of the registration; 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.

Amended by Chapter 368, 2009 General Session
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