0651-AD26 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0651 Patent and Trademark Office PTO 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules of Practice

The rule changes will include updates to reflect Board precedent, increase efficiency, streamline proceedings, and codify existing practices. The changes would benefit the public by clarifying Board procedure, and would not impose any significant costs or risks on the public.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Not subject to, not significant 37 CFR 2 15 U.S.C. 1113 15 U.S.C. 1123 35 U.S.C. sec. 10(c), Pub. L. 112-29 No NPRM 11/00/2018 NPRM Comment Period End 01/00/2019 Final Rule 09/00/2019 Final Rule Effective 12/00/2019 No No None No No No No Cheryl Butler Senior Counsel, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board 0651 Patent and Trademark Office PTO 571 272-4259 571 273-4259 cheryl.butler@uspto.gov 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria VA 22313