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DOC/PTO RIN: 0651-AD82 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Partial Replacement of an Earlier National Registration or Registrations by an International Registration 
Abstract:

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) amends the regulations to modify the provisions addressing the replacement of a National or Regional Registration by an International Registration to receive partial replacement requests in alignment with the Madrid Protocol.

 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 37 CFR 7   
Legal Authority: 35 U.S.C. 2    15 U.S.C. 1123   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  07/00/2025 
Final Action Effective  08/00/2025 
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:
Cristiana Schwab
Acting TMEP Editor
Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313
Phone:571 272-3514
Email: cristiana.schwab@uspto.gov