Changes in Post-Registration Audit Selection for Affidavits or Declarations of Use, Continued Use, or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases
other · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2024-10-28 · Effective 2024-10-28 · 89 FR 85435
Document
Document number
2024-24755
Federal Register citation
89 FR 85435
CFR reference
37 CFR 2
Type
Rule
Action
Policy update.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2024-10-28
Effective date
2024-10-28
Commerce docket
Docket No. PTO-T-2024-0043
Abstract
To promote the accuracy and integrity of the trademark register, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is amending its practice concerning the selection of registrations for audit during the post-registration maintenance process. When the USPTO implemented its audit program in 2017, it announced that it would conduct random audits of certain affidavits or declarations filed each year. To promote the accuracy and integrity of the trademark register, the USPTO is adding additional directed audits to its practice.