Partial Replacement of an Earlier National Registration or Registrations by an International Registration
other · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2025-06-02 · Effective 2025-07-02 · 90 FR 23288
Document
Document number
2025-09916
Federal Register citation
90 FR 23288
CFR reference
37 CFR 7
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2025-06-02
Effective date
2025-07-02
Commerce docket
Docket No. PTO-T-2025-0002
Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issues this final rule to implement an amendment to the Regulations under the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol) adopted by the Madrid Union Assembly that went into effect on February 1, 2021, with a delayed implementation date of February 1, 2025. This final rule modifies U.S. trademark regulations addressing the replacement of a national registration or registrations by an international registration to allow for submission of partial replacement requests, in alignment with the Madrid Protocol, and to require a listing of the goods and/or services for which replacement is requested.