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How can you revive a canceled trademark registration? The USPTO will usually send a notice of cancellation or expiration. Within two months of the date of the cancellation/expiration notice, the registration owner must file a petition to revive with all the necessary requirements and fees.

A Limited Liability Company (LLC) is a business entity that offers certain limited personal liability on the part of the owner, like a corporation. It also offers the possibility of certain “pass-through” tax benefits, like a partnership. Therefore, an LLC is essentially a cross between a partnership and a corporation.

Businesses that are incorporated in another state will typically apply for a Georgia certificate of authority. Doing so registers the business as a foreign entity and eliminates the need to incorporate a new entity. Operating without a certificate of authority may result in penalties or fines.

Entity addresses can be changed by filing an annual registration. If an annual registration has already been filed for the current renewal period, then an entity's address may be changed by filing an amended annual registration. The annual registration or amended annual registration may be filed here.

A Certificate of Authority shows that you are authorized to do business in a state other than your original formation state. A Certificate of Authority is a requirement in most states. It's important to note that the name of the document can vary from state to state.

If the status is “Active/Noncompliant” or “Active/Owes Current Year AR,” the entity likely owes Annual Registration fees. More than 732,000 corporate entities are registered with the Corporations Division, including over 673,000 in-state and 59,000 out-of-state corporations.

What does administrative dissolution mean? It means the corporation or limited liability company was “administratively dissolved” by the Secretary of State in ance with Georgia law. Upon dissolution, an entity may no longer carry on any business other than to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs.

Within two months of the date of the cancellation/expiration notice, the registration owner must file a petition to revive with all the necessary requirements and fees. If more than two months have passed since the USPTO cancellation notice, a trademark owner will need to file a new application for the same mark.

You may lose priority rights to your trademark if it expires. That means that someone else may be able to apply for and get an identical or comparable trademark. You may need to rebrand or relaunch your business under a new trademark.