2005 California Business and Professions Code Sections 14250-14254 Article 5. Duration and Renewal

14250.  Registration of a mark, as provided by this chapter, shall
be effective for a term of 10 years from the date of registration and
be renewable for 10-year periods, upon application filed within six
months prior to the expiration of the term.  The application for
renewal shall be prescribed by the Secretary of State for that
purpose and shall be submitted with the fee as set forth in
subdivision (c) of Section 12193 of the Government Code.
   A mark registration may be renewed for successive periods of 10
years in like manner.
14252.  Any registration in force on the date on which this chapter
shall become effective shall expire 10 years from the date of the
registration or of the last renewal date or two years after the
effective date of this chapter, whichever is later, and may be
renewed by filing an application with the Secretary of State on a
form furnished by him for that purpose and paying the renewal fee
within six months prior to the expiration of the registration.
14253.  All applications for renewals under this chapter, whether of
registrations made pursuant to this chapter or of registrations
effected under any prior act, shall include a statement that the mark
is still in use in this state.
14254.  The Secretary of State shall within one year after the
effective date of this chapter notify all registrants of marks under
previous law of the date of expiration of such registrations unless
renewed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, by writing
to the last known address of the registrants.