0651-AD71 202310 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 to Implement Provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020; Delay of Effective Date

On November 17, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) published a final rule amending its regulations to implement provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 concerning new response periods and extensions in the examination of post-registration filings. Those provisions had an effective date of December 1, 2022. On October 13, 2022, the provisions regarding responses and extensions in the examination of post-registration filings were subsequently delayed until October 7, 2023. This action further delays the provisions that address the post-registration provisions until the spring or summer 2024.

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Undetermined No 37 CFR 2 37 CFR 7 15 U.S.C. 1066 15 U.S.C. 1067 15 U.S.C. 1113 15 U.S.C. 1123 35 U.S.C. 2 Pub. L. 112-29 Pub. L. 116-260 ... No Final Action 09/12/2023 88 FR 62463 Final Action Effective 01/00/2024 No None No No No No 0651-AD55 Previously reported as Catherine Cain Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure Editor 0651 Patent and Trademark Office PTO 571 272-8946 751 273-8946 catherine.cain@uspto.gov P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria VA 22313