# Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules of Practice; Clarification
> **US Patent and Trademark Office** · Final rule. · Published 2017-07-21 · Effective 2017-07-21 · 82 FR 33804
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-15346
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Patent and Trademark Office
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 33804
- **CFR reference:** 37 CFR 2
- **Publication date:** 2017-07-21
- **Effective date:** 2017-07-21
- **Commerce docket:** Docket No. PTO-T-2017-0025
## Abstract

The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") published in the Federal Register on October 7, 2016 a final rule, which became effective on January 14, 2017, revising the Rules of Practice before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. This document clarifies certain provisions of the rules of practice regarding the deadlines for filing motions to compel discovery, motions to test the sufficiency of responses or objections to requests for admission, and motions for summary judgment. The clarification promotes clarity and reflects ongoing and current practice, in keeping with the goals of efficiency and predictability in the procedure and process of trial cases.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/07/21/2017-15346/miscellaneous-changes-to-trademark-trial-and-appeal-board-rules-of-practice-clarification)
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