View Rule

View EO 12866 Meetings Printer-Friendly Version     Download RIN Data in XML
DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AC05 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Institution of a Fee to File on Paper a Request for Reconsideration of a Final Office Action in a Trademark Case 
Abstract: The Office amends 37 CFR part 2.64 to require that a request for reconsideration of an examining attorney's final refusal or requirement be filed through TEAS within 3 months of the mailing date of the final action. The purpose of this rule is to streamline the processing of applications in which a final refusal has been issued, and to reduce pendency. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 2.64   
Legal Authority: 15 USC 1123    35 USC 2   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/14/2007  72 FR 6984   
NPRM Comment Period End  04/16/2007    
Supplemental NPRM  04/28/2008  73 FR 22894   
Supplemental NPRM Comment Period End  06/27/2008    
Final Action  12/00/2009    
Final Action Effective  02/00/2010    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Mary E. Hannon
Attorney Advisor
Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1451,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
Phone:571 272-9569
Fax:571 273-9569
Email: mary.hannon@uspto.gov