54 Pa.C.S. § 1515
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Decennial filings required.
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(a) General rule.--Every registrant of a mark registered under this chapter shall, during the year 2001 and every tenth year thereafter, file in the department a report, which shall set forth:
(1) The name and address, including street and number, if any, of the registrant.
(2) An identification of the last preceding filing in the department with respect to the mark.
(3) A statement that the mark continues to be used in connection with the articles or supplies specified in the registration.
(4) Such other information necessary to the administration of this chapter as the department may specify by regulation.
(b) Requirement satisfied by other filings.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a registrant which during the ten years ending on December 31 of the year in which a filing would otherwise be required under subsection (a) has made any filing with the department under this chapter other than a report required by subsection (a).
(c) Effect of failure to make filings.--On January 1 of the year following the year during which a report is required to
be filed under subsection (a), every mark theretofore registered under this chapter with respect to which no such report has been filed during the immediately preceding year shall cease to be registered under this chapter. Such registration may thereafter be restored only by the filing under this chapter of an original application for registration of the mark.
(d) Cross reference.--See 15 Pa.C.S. § 134 (relating to docketing statement). (Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1333, No.169, eff. 60 days; June 22, 2000, P.L.356, No.43, eff. imd.; June 22, 2001, P.L.418, No.34, eff. 60 days) 2001 Amendment. Act 34 amended subsec. (b).
(1) The name and address, including street and number, if any, of the registrant.
(2) An identification of the last preceding filing in the department with respect to the mark.
(3) A statement that the mark continues to be used in connection with the articles or supplies specified in the registration.
(4) Such other information necessary to the administration of this chapter as the department may specify by regulation.
(b) Requirement satisfied by other filings.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a registrant which during the ten years ending on December 31 of the year in which a filing would otherwise be required under subsection (a) has made any filing with the department under this chapter other than a report required by subsection (a).
(c) Effect of failure to make filings.--On January 1 of the year following the year during which a report is required to
be filed under subsection (a), every mark theretofore registered under this chapter with respect to which no such report has been filed during the immediately preceding year shall cease to be registered under this chapter. Such registration may thereafter be restored only by the filing under this chapter of an original application for registration of the mark.
(d) Cross reference.--See 15 Pa.C.S. § 134 (relating to docketing statement). (Dec. 21, 1988, P.L.1444, No.177, eff. Oct. 1, 1989; Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1333, No.169, eff. 60 days; June 22, 2000, P.L.356, No.43, eff. imd.; June 22, 2001, P.L.418, No.34, eff. 60 days) 2001 Amendment. Act 34 amended subsec. (b).
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