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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AC89 Publication ID: Fall 2015 
Title: Certification and Collective Marks 
Abstract: The United States Patent and Trademark Office is amending 37 CFR (Parts 2 and 7) to clarify the requirements for applications, allegations of use, and post-registration maintenance documents for certification and collective marks. For the most part, the proposed changes are intended to codify existing practice. 
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 2.2   
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1123    35 U.S.C. 2   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/20/2014  79 FR 9678   
NPRM Comment Period End  05/21/2014 
Final Rule  06/11/2015  80 FR 33170   
Final Rule Effective  07/11/2015  80 FR 33170   
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