P.R. Laws tit. 10, § 223p
Every mark registration shall remain in effect for ten (10) years after the filing date of the application for registration, provided that the requirements of this chapter are met. Registration of a mark may be renewed from time to time for a like term. The principal registrant shall file an application as prescribed and provided by the Secretary through regulations. The renewal application shall be filed at any time within the year preceding the date of expiration of the ten (10)-year term for which the mark registration was originally issued or within the year next preceding the date of expiration of each ten (10)-year term for which the mark registration is renewed. The application for renewal of mark registration provided for in this section shall be filed along with an affidavit, as well as a specimen or specimens in the form and number provided by the Secretary through regulations, stating that the mark is in use in commerce in Puerto Rico.
However, after the aforementioned ten (10)-year term has elapsed, the principal registrant may file the application for renewal referred to in this section within six (6) months after the expiration of such term, by paying the fees provided by the Secretary through regulations. After said term has elapsed, the registration shall be cancelled.
If the Secretary refuses to renew a mark, he/she must notify the affected party stating the reasons for such refusal.
History —Dec. 16, 2009, No. 169, § 19; July 12, 2011, No. 124, § 7.