Title 37 published on 2014-07-01 .
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2015-06-11; vol. 80 # 112 - Thursday, June 11, 2015 80 FR 33170 - Changes in Requirements for Collective Trademarks and Service Marks, Collective Membership Marks, and Certification Marks
GPO FDSys: XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Patent and Trademark Office Final rule. This rule is effective on July 11, 2015. 37 CFR Parts 2 and 7 Summary The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) is amending the rules related to collective trademarks, collective service marks, and collective membership marks (together “collective marks”), and certification marks to clarify application requirements, allegations of use requirements, multiple-class application requirements, and registration maintenance requirements for such marks. These rule changes codify current USPTO practice set forth in the USPTO's “Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure” (“TMEP”) and precedential case law. These changes also permit the USPTO to provide the public more detailed guidance regarding registering and maintaining registrations for these types of marks and promote the efficient and consistent processing of such marks. Further, the USPTO is amending several rules beyond those related to collective marks and certification marks to create consistency with rule changes regarding such marks and to streamline the rules, by consolidating text and incorporating headings, for easier use.
2015-01-16; vol. 80 # 11 - Friday, January 16, 2015 80 FR 2303 - Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice and the Rules of Practice in Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
GPO FDSys: XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, United States Patent and Trademark Office Final rule. This rule is effective February 17, 2015. 37 CFR Parts 2, 6, and 7 Summary The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“Office”) is revising the Trademark Rules of Practice and the Rules of Practice in Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks to benefit the public by providing greater clarity as to certain requirements relating to representation before the Office, applications for registration, examination procedures, amendment of applications, publication and post publication procedures, appeals, petitions, post registration practice, correspondence in trademark cases, classification of goods and services, and procedures under the Madrid Protocol. For the most part, the rule changes are intended to codify existing practice.
2014-10-22; vol. 79 # 204 - Wednesday, October 22, 2014 79 FR 63036 - Renaming of Express Mail® to Priority Mail Express®
GPO FDSys: XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, United States Patent and Trademark Office Final rule. Effective Date: The changes in this final rule are effective on October 22, 2014. 37 CFR Parts 1, 2, 7, 11, 41, and 42 Summary The United States Patent and Trademark (Office) is revising the rules of practice to change the phrase Express Mail or EXPRESS MAIL® to Priority Mail Express® due to the United States Postal Service (USPS) renaming Express Mail® to Priority Mail Express® on July 28, 2013, and to make other changes to conform the nomenclature used in the rules of practice to the current nomenclature used by the USPS.
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Title 37 published on 2014-07-01
The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 37 CFR Part 7 after this date.
2015-06-11; vol. 80 # 112 - Thursday, June 11, 2015 80 FR 33170 - Changes in Requirements for Collective Trademarks and Service Marks, Collective Membership Marks, and Certification Marks
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Patent and Trademark Office Final rule. This rule is effective on July 11, 2015. 37 CFR Parts 2 and 7 Summary The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) is amending the rules related to collective trademarks, collective service marks, and collective membership marks (together “collective marks”), and certification marks to clarify application requirements, allegations of use requirements, multiple-class application requirements, and registration maintenance requirements for such marks. These rule changes codify current USPTO practice set forth in the USPTO's “Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure” (“TMEP”) and precedential case law. These changes also permit the USPTO to provide the public more detailed guidance regarding registering and maintaining registrations for these types of marks and promote the efficient and consistent processing of such marks. Further, the USPTO is amending several rules beyond those related to collective marks and certification marks to create consistency with rule changes regarding such marks and to streamline the rules, by consolidating text and incorporating headings, for easier use.
2015-01-16; vol. 80 # 11 - Friday, January 16, 2015 80 FR 2303 - Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice and the Rules of Practice in Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, United States Patent and Trademark Office Final rule. This rule is effective February 17, 2015. 37 CFR Parts 2, 6, and 7 Summary The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“Office”) is revising the Trademark Rules of Practice and the Rules of Practice in Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks to benefit the public by providing greater clarity as to certain requirements relating to representation before the Office, applications for registration, examination procedures, amendment of applications, publication and post publication procedures, appeals, petitions, post registration practice, correspondence in trademark cases, classification of goods and services, and procedures under the Madrid Protocol. For the most part, the rule changes are intended to codify existing practice.
2014-10-22; vol. 79 # 204 - Wednesday, October 22, 2014 79 FR 63036 - Renaming of Express Mail® to Priority Mail Express®
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, United States Patent and Trademark Office Final rule. Effective Date: The changes in this final rule are effective on October 22, 2014. 37 CFR Parts 1, 2, 7, 11, 41, and 42 Summary The United States Patent and Trademark (Office) is revising the rules of practice to change the phrase Express Mail or EXPRESS MAIL® to Priority Mail Express® due to the United States Postal Service (USPS) renaming Express Mail® to Priority Mail Express® on July 28, 2013, and to make other changes to conform the nomenclature used in the rules of practice to the current nomenclature used by the USPS.
