0651-AD07 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0651 Patent and Trademark Office PTO 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Changes in Requirements for Affidavits or Declarations of Use, Continued Use, or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases

In order to assess and promote the accuracy and integrity of the trademark register, the USPTO proposes to amend its rules to allow the USPTO, during the examination of affidavits or declarations of continued use or excusable nonuse filed pursuant to section 8 of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. 1058, or affidavits or declarations of use in commerce or excusable nonuse filed pursuant to section 71 of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. 1141k, to require such information, exhibits, affidavits or declarations, and such additional specimens as may be reasonably necessary for the USPTO to ensure that the register accurately reflects marks that are in use in the United States for the goods/services/collective membership organizations identified in the registrations.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 37 CFR 2.1 37 CFR 7.3 15 U.S.C. 1123 35 U.S.C. 2 No NPRM 06/22/2016 81 FR 40589 NPRM Comment Period End 08/22/2016 Final Rule 11/00/2016 Final Rule Effective 01/00/2017 No No None No No No No Jennifer Chicoski Administrator for Trademark Policy and Procedure 0651 Patent and Trademark Office PTO 571 272-8943 571 273-8943 jennifer.chicoski@uspto.gov Commissioner for Trademarks, P. O. Box 1451, Alexandria VA 22313