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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AD55 Publication ID: Spring 2021 
Title: ●Changes To Implement Provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020  
Abstract:

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) amends the rules of practice in trademark cases to implement provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020. The amended rules establish new ex parte expungement and reexamination proceedings; provide for flexible Office action response periods; and amend the letter-of-protest rule. The USPTO also amends the rules to set fees for petitions requesting initiation of the new ex parte cancellation proceedings and for requests to extend Office action response deadlines and to amend the rules concerning the suspension of USPTO proceedings and the rules governing attorney recognition in trademark matters.

 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 2    37 CFR 7   
Legal Authority: 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   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    12/27/2021 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/00/2021 
NPRM Comment Period End  07/00/2021 
Final Action  11/00/2021 
Final Action Effective  12/00/2021 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
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