Changes to the Trademark Rules of Practice To Mandate Electronic Filing; Correction
uspto-patent · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2019-12-13 · Effective 2019-12-21 · 84 FR 68045
Document
Document number
2019-26899
Federal Register citation
84 FR 68045
CFR reference
37 CFR 2
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; correction.
Category
uspto-patent
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2019-12-13
Effective date
2019-12-21
Commerce docket
Docket No. PTO-T-2017-0004
Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office published in the Federal Register on July 31, 2019 (delayed on October 2, 2019), a final rule amending its regulations to mandate electronic filing of trademark applications and all submissions associated with trademark applications and registrations, and to require the designation of an email address for receiving USPTO correspondence, with limited exceptions. This rulemaking clarifies the mandatory electronic filing regulation addressing the requirements for receiving a filing date, by amending it to remove the word "domicile." This rulemaking also clarifies the mandatory electronic filing regulation addressing the requirements for a TEAS Plus application.