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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AC17 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Changes in the Requirement for a Description of the Mark in Trademark Applications 
Abstract: The Office amends 37 CFR section 2.37 to require trademark applicants to include a description of the mark for all marks not in standard characters, and to make Conforming amendments to 37 CFR sections 2.32(a) and 2.52(b)(5). 
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 2.32(a)    37 CFR 2.37    37 CFR 2.52(b)(5)   
Legal Authority: 15 USC 1123    35 USC 2   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  10/25/2007  72 FR 60609   
NPRM Comment Period End  12/24/2007    
Final Action  03/14/2008  73 FR 13780   
Final Action Effective  05/13/2008    
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:
Cynthia C. Lynch
Administrator for Trademark Examination Policy
Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office
Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
Phone:571 272-8742
Fax:571 273-8742
Email: cynthia.lynch@uspto.gov