other · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2011-11-08 · Effective 2011-11-08 · 76 FR 69132
Document
Document number
2011-28890
Federal Register citation
76 FR 69132
CFR reference
37 CFR 2
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2011-11-08
Effective date
2011-11-08
Commerce docket
Docket No. PTO-T-2010-0014
Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") is adopting as a final rule, with minor changes, an interim final rule amending the Rules of Practice in Trademark Cases and the Rules of Practice in Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks ("Madrid Rules") to implement the Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010. The interim final rule was published in the Federal Register on June 24, 2010. This final rule makes minor changes to the interim final rule to incorporate additional statutory language being implemented.