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Trademark renewal and expiration reminders

Extract trademark renewal dates, declaration-of-use windows, registration expirations, and licensing obligations.

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Never let a trademark registration lapse

Contracko automatically identifies the deadlines and obligations in your contract and sets reminders for you.

Renewal dates

Auto-renewal triggers and the next term start.

Notice deadlines

The last safe day to act before a clause locks in.

Expiration dates

When the current term ends, with renewal context.

Obligations

Reports, certificates, approvals, and recurring tasks.

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Trademarks need maintenance before they need renewal

A trademark registration is not a one-and-done filing. In the US, the registration only survives if you file a §8 declaration of continued use between the fifth and sixth year, then a combined §8/§9 renewal every ten years after that, each requiring a current specimen showing the mark in commerce. The EU and other systems run their own renewal clocks. Miss the mid-cycle declaration and the registration can be cancelled long before the headline 10-year date you were watching. Tracking the declaration window separately from the renewal is what keeps a mark alive.

A cancelled mark weakens everything built on it

Brand protection compounds: the registration backs enforcement against copycats, supports domain and marketplace disputes, and underpins licensing revenue. When a registration lapses on a missed declaration, that foundation cracks, enforcement gets harder, licensees may have grounds to renegotiate, and re-registering means starting the priority clock over while competitors move in. The maintenance fees are minor; the loss of a registered mark is not. Treating each maintenance window as an owned, recurring reminder protects the brand equity the registration represents.

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Keep every trademark registered

Track declaration-of-use windows, 10-year renewals, and expiration dates across your brand portfolio.

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