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To keep CBP protection uninterrupted, when is the renewal application filed?

  1. On the day the registration expires, with no grace period
  2. Within 30 days after the first infringing import
  3. Not later than three months after the current 20-year USPTO registration expires
  4. Every year, on the anniversary of recordation
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C. Not later than three months after the current 20-year USPTO registration expires

The renewal application goes to the IPR Branch not later than three months after the USPTO registration expires. It includes a status copy showing renewal and title, a statement of changes, and $80 per class.

Source: 19 CFR 133.7

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