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A German trademark registration lasts 10 years and must be renewed to stay in force. Our team at Brealant tracks your renewal deadlines and manages the filing with the DPMA so your protection never lapses.
Legal Definition of Trademark Renewal
Renewal, under the Markengesetz, is the payment of the prescribed fee to the DPMA to extend a registration for a further 10-year term.
Purpose and Function of Renewal
Germany does not require proof of continued use to renew — timely payment of the fee alone keeps the registration in force.
Protecting Your Trademark
A missed renewal causes the registration to lapse, potentially allowing someone else to register the same or a similar mark, so ongoing tracking matters.
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Contact
Reach out to Brealant to set up renewal tracking for your German trademark portfolio.
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Search
We confirm the registration details and ownership are current before renewal.
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Quote
Receive a fixed-fee quote for managing your renewal.
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Pay
Proceed with secure payment for the official renewal fee and our professional fee.
File
Brealant submits the renewal payment to the DPMA.
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Wait
The DPMA processes the renewal and updates the register.
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Response
You receive confirmation once the renewal is recorded.
In Germany, renewal falls due at the end of the month in which the 10-year anniversary of filing occurs. The DPMA accepts renewal payments up to six months in advance and offers a six-month grace period after expiry, with a surcharge, before the registration lapses.
A lapsed trademark loses its registration date and can potentially be re-registered by someone else, so missing a renewal can mean losing your brand protection entirely. Brealant's renewal tracking removes that risk from your calendar.
Renewal keeps a registration alive, but it has boundaries
No Substantive Changes
Renewal cannot be used to change the mark itself, or add new goods or services.
Grace Period Only
The six-month grace period is the outer limit — after that, the registration lapses and cannot simply be reinstated.
Doesn't Fix Non-Use
Renewal doesn't protect against a separate revocation action if the mark hasn't genuinely been used for five continuous years.
Doesn't Expand Protection
Renewal maintains existing rights; it doesn't broaden the scope of protection beyond what was originally registered.
Ownership Must Be Current
Renewal doesn't update ownership records — an assignment must be separately recorded if the owner has changed.
Brealant reviews your registration details as part of every renewal to flag any of these issues early.
Renewal keeps the full benefit of your original registration in place, including
Exclusive Nationwide Rights
Your continued exclusive right to use the mark across Germany for the registered goods/services.
Your Filing Date
The priority and seniority attached to your original filing date.
Enforcement Standing
Your ability to take infringement or opposition action based on a live registration.
Brand Value
The accumulated goodwill and recognition built up under a continuously registered mark.
Renewal is a simple administrative step that preserves everything your original registration achieved.
Renewal follows a straightforward, date-driven process
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Renewal Window Opens
The DPMA accepts renewal payments up to six months before the expiry date.
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Reminder & Instruction
Brealant notifies you well ahead of the deadline and confirms instructions.
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Payment
The renewal fee is paid to the DPMA.
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Grace Period (If Needed)
A six-month window after expiry remains available, with a surcharge, before the registration lapses.
Renewal itself is typically processed by the DPMA within a matter of days to a few weeks of a complete payment.
Renewal costs are predictable and modest compared to re-filing from scratch
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The DPMA renewal fee is typically around 750 EUR for up to three classes if paid online, plus roughly 260 EUR for each additional class, and a surcharge of around 50 EUR if paid during the grace period.
Brealant's fee for managing the renewal is fixed and quoted in advance, covering tracking, payment, and confirmation.
These costs are far lower than the cost of losing protection and having to re-file and re-clear the mark from scratch.
Beyond renewal, Brealant can support ongoing monitoring for conflicting new applications, licensing arrangements, and enforcement, so your registration keeps working for your business well beyond each renewal date.
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You have a six-month grace period after expiry to renew with a surcharge; after that, the registration lapses and is removed from the register.
No, Germany does not require evidence of use for renewal — payment of the fee is sufficient.
The DPMA accepts renewal payments up to six months before the expiry date.
The renewal fee for a trademark in Germany is typically around 750 EUR for up to three classes if renewed online.
Yes, we can take over renewal management for existing German registrations regardless of who filed the original application.
Yes, you can restrict the specification at renewal, which can reduce the renewal fee if you no longer need protection in every original class.
The DPMA does not send an official reminder before expiry, which is why many owners rely on a renewal management service like Brealant's to track deadlines.
Yes, though a change of name or address is technically recorded separately from the renewal itself — we can handle both together as part of the same instruction.
No, a German national registration and an EU trademark are renewed entirely separately, each with its own deadline and fee, even if they protect the same brand.
You can simply let the registration lapse at expiry, or request earlier surrender, though it's worth checking the mark isn't still commercially useful, or blocking a future rebrand, before giving it up.
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