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DOC/PTO | RIN: 0651-AC88 | Publication ID: Fall 2014 |
Title: Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice and the Rules of Practice in Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks | |
Abstract: The Office is amending 37 CFR (parts 2, 6, and 7) to clarify certain requirements regarding recognition for representation, identifying prior registrations, appeals, renewal applications, Express Mail correspondence, classification, and assignments. For the most part, the proposed rule 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: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 2.1 37 CFR 2.3 | |
Legal Authority: 15 USC 1123 35 USC 2 |
Legal Deadline:
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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 |