Changes To Implement Provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020; Delay of Effective Date and Correction
uspto-patent · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2022-10-13 · Effective 2022-10-13 · 87 FR 62032
Document
Document number
2022-22217
Federal Register citation
87 FR 62032
CFR reference
37 CFR 2
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule and final rule; delay of effective date and correction.
Category
uspto-patent
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2022-10-13
Effective date
2022-10-13
Commerce docket
Docket No. PTO-T-2021-0008
Abstract
On November 17, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) published in the Federal Register a final rule amending its regulations to implement provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA). This action changes the effective date for the regulations published in the November 17, 2021, final rule that established new Office action response periods and set fees for requests to extend Office action response deadlines. This action resets the effective date for responses and extensions from December 1, 2022, to December 3, 2022, in the examination of applications, and from December 1, 2022, to October 7, 2023, in the examination of post- registration filings.