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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Patent and Trademark Office</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of Commerce</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Elimination of Issuance of Trademark Registration Certificates in Paper Form</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) proposes to revise the rules of practice to eliminate the issuance of paper trademark registration certificates and provide for issuance of electronic certificates that may be reproduced from the USPTOs electronic databases available on the USPTO website. The purpose of the rule change is to streamline USPTO processes and provide faster issuance of registration certificates.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
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        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <CFR>37 CFR 2.151</CFR>
            <CFR>37 CFR 2.201</CFR>
            <CFR>37 CFR 2.6</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>35 USC 2</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>To Be Determined</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
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        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Mary</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Hannon</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>E.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Attorney Advisor</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0651</CODE>
                    <NAME>Patent and Trademark Office</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>PTO</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>571 272-9569</PHONE>
                <FAX>571 273-9569</FAX>
                <EMAIL>mary.hannon@uspto.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>P.O. Box 1451,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Alexandria</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22313-1451</ZIP>
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