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
Drawing Issues -- § 2
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
§§ 2.52, 2.53, and 2.54 have been extensively revised to deal with dolor drawings and the new drawing requirements
As of November 2, 2003, the USPTO
will accept
color drawings
for all
applications
New §2.52(b)(1) provides that is color is claimed as a feature of the mark, the drawing
must
be submitted in color
E-drawings must be in JPG, scanned between 250 and 350 dpi, and no larger than 8 cm by 8 cm
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