(765 ILCS 1036/30)
Sec. 30.
Duration and renewal.
A registration of a mark under this Act shall be effective for a term
of 5 years from the date of registration and, upon application
filed within 60 days before the expiration of the term, on a
form furnished by the Secretary, the registration may be
renewed for a like term from the end of the expiring term. A
renewal fee of $5, payable to the Secretary, shall accompany the
application for renewal of the registration.
A registration may be renewed for successive periods of 5
years in like manner.
Any registration in force on the effective date of this Act
shall continue in full force and effect for the
unexpired term of the registration and may be renewed by filing an application
for renewal with the Secretary complying with the requirements of
the Secretary and paying the renewal fee
within 60 days before the expiration of the registration.
All applications for renewal under this Act, whether of
registrations made under this Act 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 3 specimens showing
actual use of the mark on or in connection with the goods or
services.
(Source: P.A. 90-231, eff. 1-1-98.)
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