Drawing Issues: Color

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

Drawing Issues – Color

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

If color is claimed as a feature of the mark in the basic application or registration, the international applicant must attach a color drawing to its international application.
If color is not claimed in the basic application or registration, the international applicant cannot attach a color drawing.


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