Changes to the Trademark Rules of Practice To Mandate Electronic Filing
other · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2019-10-02 · Effective 2019-07-31 · 84 FR 52363
Document
Document number
2019-21178
Federal Register citation
84 FR 52363
CFR reference
37 CFR 2
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule, delay of effective date.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2019-10-02
Effective date
2019-07-31
Commerce docket
Docket No. PTO-T-2017-0004
Abstract
On July 31, 2019, the United States Patent and Trademark Office published in the Federal Register a 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. That final rule had an effective date of October 5, 2019. This action changes the effective date to December 21, 2019.