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
Division of Registrations
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
USPTO practice will change to allow the division of registrations—as USPTO now divides applications.
There will be no 2(d) examination at the time a registration is divided.
In some cases, divided registrations could be merged at a later date.
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