Changes to the Trademark Rules of Practice To Mandate Electronic Filing
uspto-patent · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2019-12-18 · Effective 2020-02-15 · 84 FR 69330
Document
Document number
2019-27426
Federal Register citation
84 FR 69330
CFR reference
37 CFR 2
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; delay of effective date.
Category
uspto-patent
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2019-12-18
Effective date
2020-02-15
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 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. That final rule had an effective date of October 5, 2019, which was subsequently delayed until December 21, 2019. A correction to the July 31, 2019 rule was published on December 13, 2019 and is also effective on December 21, 2019. This action further delays the effective date of the both the July 31, 2019 final rule, and the December 13, 2019 correction, until February 15, 2020.