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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AC18 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Changes in Procedures for Filing Trademark Correspondence by Express Mail or Under a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission 
Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office amends the Trademark Rules of Practice to provide that the procedures for filing trademark correspondence by Express Mail or under a certificate of mailing or transmission do not apply to certain specified documents for which an electronic form is available in the Trademark Electronic Application System. The purpose of the rule change is to promote electronic filing. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 2.197    37 CFR 2.198    37 CFR 7.4   
Legal Authority: 15 USC 1123    35 USC 2   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/29/2008  73 FR 11079   
NPRM Comment Period End  04/29/2008  73 FR 11079   
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined    
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