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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.