DECENNIAL REPORTS DEADLINE FOR PENNSYLVANIA ENTITIES IS DECEMBER 31, 2011

According to the Pennsylvania Department of State, a decennial report is a report of an entity's continued existence or use of certain marks. Decennial filings are made every ten years during the years ending with the numeral "1" (e.g. 2001, 2011, 2021). The legislative intent for requiring these filings is to identify business names or marks that are no longer in use so that they may be reissued and placed back into the stream of commerce.

A decennial report is not required if the association has made any filing in the Pennsylvania Department from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2011, other than a decennial report, application for registration of fictitious name, consent to appropriation of name, name searches or name reservations.

Decennial report notices were mailed to all associations required to file on December 15, 2010. Failure to receive notice does not exempt an entity from the need to file the decennial report. The Corporation Bureau has made available a searchable database identifying all associations who are required to file the Decennial Report based on the Corporation Bureau records. The deadline to file is December 31, 2011.