Changes to the International Registration – the PROCESS

Chicago Intellectual Property Alliance

37 CFR 7: THE NEW TRADEMARK REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE MADRID PROTOCOL

Background Information

General Approach to the Rulemaking

Section 7: Incoming and Outgoing Processes

Date of Receipt of the International Application

§ 7.11(a) Requirements

Priority Claims

Electronic Application Forms: Scenario 1

Electronic Application Forms: Scenario 2

The Certification Process

Who Owns the U.S. Basic Application or Registration?

Drawing Issues - Color

Drawing Issues -- § 2

Drawing Issues -- § 2.52(a)-Standard Characters

Other Drawing Issues

Irregularities -- §7.14(b)

U.S. Processing Fees -- §7.6

Calculating the Processing Fee

Other Processing Fees

Fees to the International Bureau

Changes to the International Registration – the PROCESS

Changes to the International Registration - General Principle

Subsequent Designations -- § 7.21

Changes to the International Registration -- § 7.22

Changes to the International Registration - the PROCESS

Exceptions to the General Principle Concerning Changes - § 7.23

Request to Record a Security Interest or Other Restriction - § 7.24

Requests for Extension of Protection (REPs)

REPs - A Few Facts

Replacement -- § 7. 28

Effect of Replacement -- § 7.29

Cancellation or Expiration of the international Registration - § 7.30

Transformation -- § 7.31

Post Registration Matters

Affidavits of Use -- § 7. 36

Division of Registrations

Sources of Information

WIPO will notify the USPTO of changes in the ownership or right of disposal of the international registration

USPTO will record the changes in its databases

As an aside: the USPTO assignment database will soon:

(1) Be available on the web site

(2) Automatically update TRAM


To learn more about how you can participate with the Chicago Intellectual Property Alliance, contact Ms. Dolores K. Hanna by email or at 312-807-4403.

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