Trademark Renewal and Portfolio Management

A registration is valid for ten years, which is precisely why a renewal deadline is easily overlooked, and why protection lapses more frequently than is generally expected. Cat and Pillar tracks renewals, updates records, and manages transfers across a client's full portfolio, issuing reminders well in advance of each deadline.

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Ten-year cycle

A registration runs for ten years, which is why renewals are easily overlooked.

Early reminders

Reminders are issued well in advance of each deadline.

Single record

Every mark, class, country, and deadline maintained in one place.

Transparent fees

No hidden charges on renewal fees.

What Cat and Pillar Handles

Renewals. Deadlines are tracked, reminders issued early, and filings made so that protection does not lapse.
Portfolio Management. Every mark, class, country, and deadline is maintained in a single record.
Recordals. The register is updated where a client's name, address, or agent changes.
Assignments and Licensing. Sale, transfer, or licensing of a mark, properly recorded to remain enforceable.

Why Appoint Cat and Pillar

Deadlines Managed. Deadlines become the firm's responsibility, not a note in a decade-old diary.
Practical Register Knowledge. A process built on close familiarity with how the register operates in practice.
Transparent Fees. No hidden charges on renewal fees.

RenewalsPortfolio trackingRecordalsName and address changesChange of agentAssignmentsLicensingDeadline management

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Every ten years (Macao: seven). Reminders are issued before each deadline.

Protection may lapse, and the mark may become available to other parties. Late-renewal windows exist in certain cases, though reliance on these carries risk.

A filing that updates the register where a client's details change, such as owner name, address, or agent.

Yes. Cat and Pillar manages the assignment or licensing documentation and ensures it is properly recorded.

Yes. A change-of-agent recordal is filed, and renewals and deadlines are taken over from that point.

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