2000 Minnesota Statutes

     333.22 Term of registration; renewal, notice, fee. 

    Subdivision 1.  Registration of a mark hereunder shall be 
 effective for a term of ten years from the date of registration 
 and, upon application filed within six months prior to the 
 expiration of such term or a renewal thereof, on a form to be 
 furnished by the secretary of state, the registration may be 
 renewed for additional ten-year terms provided that the mark is 
 in use by the applicant at the time of the application for 
 renewal and that there are no intervening rights.  A renewal fee 
 of $25 payable to the secretary of state shall accompany the 
 application for renewal of the registration.  

    Subd. 2.  The secretary of state shall notify each 
 registrant of a mark hereunder of the necessity of renewal 
 thereof by writing to the last known address of the registrant 
 approximately six months prior to the registration's expiration 
 date.  

    Subd. 3.  Any registration in force on the date on which 
 Laws 1959, chapter 600 shall become effective, shall expire two 
 years after and may be renewed by filing an application with the 
 secretary of state on a form furnished by the secretary of state 
 and paying the aforementioned renewal fee therefor within six 
 months prior to the expiration of the registration provided the 
 mark is in use at the time of application for renewal and there 
 are no intervening rights.  

    Subd. 4.  The secretary of state shall, within six months 
 after the date on which Laws 1959, chapter 600 shall become 
 effective notify all registrants of trademarks under previous 
 acts of the date of expiration of such registrations, unless 
 renewed in accordance with the provisions of sections 333.18 to 
 333.31, by writing to the last known address of the registrants. 

    HIST: 1959 c 600 s 5; 1969 c 1148 s 64; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 682 
 s 48; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 212; 1993 c 369 s 117