other · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2010-06-24 · Effective 2010-06-24 · 75 FR 35973
Document
Document number
2010-15305
Federal Register citation
75 FR 35973
CFR reference
37 CFR 2
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule with request for comments.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2010-06-24
Effective date
2010-06-24
Commerce docket
Docket No. PTO-T-2010-0014
Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") is amending the Rules of Practice in Trademark Cases to implement the Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010. The rule changes harmonize the framework for submitting trademark registration maintenance filings to the USPTO by permitting holders of international registrations with an extension of protection to the United States under the Madrid Protocol ("Madrid Protocol registrants") to file Affidavits or Declarations of Use or Excusable Nonuse at intervals identical to those for nationally issued registrations. The changes additionally allow all trademark owners to cure deficiencies in their maintenance filings, including when the affidavit or declaration is not filed in the name of the owner of the registration.