A practice manual for renewing Israeli trade mark registrations. Read the sources carefully here. Material circulates that appears to measure the term from registration, but the anchor is the filing date. Calculating from registration pushes the deadline back by the length of examination, and since the Israeli window is reported to open late, that error translates directly into exposure.
1. At a glance
- System type
- Ten-year renewal cycle
- Anchor date
- Filing date — sources giving the registration date are wrong
- Due date rule
- Tenth anniversary of the filing date
- Renewal window
- Reported as 3 months before expiry — manage to the shorter reading
- Grace period
- 6 months with a late fee
- Restoration
- Up to one year after expiry in special circumstances, at the registrar's discretion
- Fee
- Around ILS 3,400, to be confirmed
- Madrid individual fee
- CHF 840 plus 709
- Non-use cancellation
- Three years — a standing exposure, not a deadline
- Risk level
- Caution
2. Anchor date and due-date calculation
The anchor is the filing date, and renewal falls due on its tenth anniversary.
Worked example
For a registration filed 2020-06-15.
| Item | Formula | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Window opens | Expiry − 3 months | 2030-03-15 |
| Renewal due | Filing + 10 years | 2030-06-15 |
| Grace ends | Due date + 6 months, with a late fee | 2030-12-15 |
| Restoration deadline | Expiry + 1 year, in special circumstances | 2031-06-15 |
| Next due date | Every 10 years thereafter | 2040-06-15 |
3. The renewal window
- Prepare on the basis that the window opens around three months before expiry.
- Renewal completes on payment and requires no proof of use.
- Foreign proprietors proceed through a local agent.
- Where Israel is designated through an international registration, renewal goes to WIPO.
4. Grace period and late fee
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Grace period | 6 months from the due date |
| Surcharge | A late fee applies — amount to be confirmed |
| If missed | Removal — though restoration remains available |
5. Lapse and restoration
After the six-month grace period the registration is removed. Israel keeps a restoration route open: where special circumstances are shown, an application may be made up to a year after expiry, decided at the registrar's discretion.
6. Official fees
| Basis | Amount |
|---|---|
| Direct filing | Around ILS 3,400 — to be confirmed |
| Madrid individual fee | CHF 840 plus 709 |
7. Non-use cancellation — a standing exposure
Israel has no periodic declaration of use. A mark unused for three years is, however, open to a third-party cancellation action. That runs on a different axis from renewal reminders, so keep evidence of use as a separate management task.
8. Management checklist
- The filing date; recalculate any deadline that was set from registration.
- Prepare to the shorter window — papers and power of attorney ready three months before expiry.
- Whether the case is a direct filing or a Madrid designation, since designations renew at WIPO.
- Fees require local confirmation at the time of quoting.
- Restoration requires special circumstances — treat the end of grace as the working standard.
- Keep evidence of use separately from renewal.
Sources, cut-off date and disclaimer
This manual is based on iphere's August 2026 survey of country-by-country overseas maintenance rules, together with values produced by the deadline engine that runs on those same rules. Official fees and deadline rules change by office notice, so please confirm against the official source and your local agent before any actual payment or filing.