RIN Data
| DOC/PTO | RIN: 0651-AB56 | Publication ID: Fall 2006 |
| Title: Changes in Trademark Rules of Practice in Inter Partes Proceedings Before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board | |
| Abstract: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office amends its rules of practice in connection with inter partes proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to require that plaintiffs serve notice of their claims directly on defendants, to follow the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure insofar as they require disclosure by parties of certain types of discoverable information and pre-trial disclosures, and to permit service of documents by e-mail. | |
| 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 2.99(b) to (d) 37 CFR 2.101(a), (b) and (d) 37 CFR 2.105(a) and (c) 37 CFR 2.111(a) to (c) 37 CFR 2.113(a), (c) and (e) 37 CFR 2.116 37 CFR 2.118 37 CFR 2.119(a) and (b) 37 CFR 2.120(a), (d) through (j) 37 CFR 2.121(a), (d) and (e) 37 CFR 2.123(e) 37 CFR 2.126 (a) and (b) 37 CFR 2.127(a), (c) and (e) 37 CFR 2.129(a) 37 CFR 2.133 (a) and (b) 37 CFR 2.142(e) 37 CFR 2.173(a) 37 CFR 2.176 | |
| Legal Authority: 15 USC 1067 35 USC 2(8)(2)(A) | |
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| Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
| Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
| Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
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Agency Contact: Mr, Gerard F. Rogers Administrative Judge Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22313 Phone:571 272-4299 Fax:571 273-0059 Email: gerard.rogers@uspto.gov |
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