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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AB89 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice 
Abstract: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is amending its rules to simplify and clarify procedures for (1) registering trademarks, (2) maintaining trademark registrations, (3) processing petitions to the Director in trademark cases, and (4) filing applications for international trademark registration and other documents pertaining to international registrations under the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol) through the USPTO. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 2.6, 2.21, 2.26, 2.32, 2.33, 2.34    37 CFR 2.44, 2.45, 2.47, 2.52, 2.53, 2.56    37 CFR 2.65, 2.67, 2.74, 2.76, 2.77, 2.85    37 CFR 2.86, 2.87, 2.88, 2.89, 2.99, 2.145    37 CFR 2.146, 2.153, 2.161, 2.171, 2.172    37 CFR 2.173, 2.175, 2.184, 2.198, 3.31    37 CFR 3.85, 7.14, 7.25    37 CFR 2.63   
Legal Authority: 15 USC 1123    35 USC 2   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/12/2008  73 FR 33356   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/11/2008    
Final Action  11/17/2008  73 FR 67759   
Final Action Effective  01/16/2009    
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