N.Y. General Business Law § 360-e: Duration and renewal

§ 360-e. Duration and renewal. A registration of mark hereunder shall

be effective for a term of ten years from the date of registration and,

upon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of such

term, in a manner complying with the requirements of the secretary, the

registration may be renewed for a like term from the end of the expiring

term. A renewal fee, payable to the secretary, shall accompany the

application for renewal of the registration. A registration may be

renewed for successive periods of ten years in like manner. Any

registration in force on the date on which this article shall become

effective shall continue in full force and effect for the unexpired term

thereof and may be renewed by filing an application for renewal with the

secretary complying with the requirements of the secretary and paying

the aforementioned renewal fee therefor within six months prior to the

expiration of the registration. All applications for renewal under this

article, whether of registrations made under this article or of

registrations effected under any prior law, shall include a verified

statement that the mark has been and is still in use and include a

specimen showing actual use of the mark on or in connection with the

goods or services.