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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AD36 Publication ID: Spring 2019 
Title: ●Changes to the Trademark Rules of Practice Regarding Surrender for Cancellation and Amendment of Registration 
Abstract:

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) amends the rules regarding surrender for cancellation and amendment of a registration to address circumstances in which deletion of goods or services from the registration will or will not incur a fee.

 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 2   
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1123    35 U.S.C. 2   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2019 
NPRM Comment Period End  09/00/2019 
Final Action  12/00/2019 
Final Action Effective  02/00/2020 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Catherine Cain
Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure Editor
Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1451,
Alexandria, VA 22313
Phone:571 272-8946
Fax:751 273-8946
Email: catherine.cain@uspto.gov