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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AC88 Publication ID: Spring 2015 
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 United States Patent and Trademark 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 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 2.1    37 CFR 2.3   
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1123    35 U.S.C. 2   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  01/23/2014  79 FR 3750   
NPRM Comment Period End  04/23/2014 
Final Rule  01/16/2015  80 FR 2303   
Final Rule Effective  02/17/2015 
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