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- 37 CFR 2.123 · Trial testimony in inter partes cases.
- 37 CFR 2.124 · Depositions upon written questions.
- 37 CFR 2.125 · Filing and service of testimony.
- 37 CFR 2.126 · Form of submissions to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
- 37 CFR 2.127 · Motions.
- 37 CFR 2.128 · Briefs at final hearing.
- 37 CFR 2.129 · Oral argument; reconsideration.
- 37 CFR 2.130 · New matter suggested by the trademark examining attorney.
- 37 CFR 2.131 · Remand after decision in inter partes proceeding.
- 37 CFR 2.132 · Involuntary dismissal for failure to take testimony.
- 37 CFR 2.133 · Amendment of application or registration during proceedings.
- 37 CFR 2.134 · Surrender or voluntary cancellation of registration.
- 37 CFR 2.135 · Abandonment of application or mark.
- 37 CFR 2.136 · Status of application or registration on termination of proceeding.
- 37 CFR 2.141 · Ex parte appeals.
- 37 CFR 2.142 · Time and manner of ex parte appeals.
- 37 CFR 2.143 · [Reserved]
- 37 CFR 2.144 · Reconsideration of decision on ex parte appeal.
- 37 CFR 2.145 · Appeal to court and civil action.
- 37 CFR 2.146 · Petitions to the Director.
- 37 CFR 2.147 · Petition to the Director to accept a paper submission.
- 37 CFR 2.148 · Director may suspend certain rules.
- 37 CFR 2.149 · Letters of protest against pending applications.
- 37 CFR 2.151 · Certificate.
- 37 CFR 2.153 · Publication requirements.
- 37 CFR 2.154 · Publication in Official Gazette.
- 37 CFR 2.155 · Notice of publication.
- 37 CFR 2.156 · Not subject to opposition; subject to cancellation.
- 37 CFR 2.158 · Reregistration of marks registered under Acts of 1881, 1905, and 1920.
- 37 CFR 2.160 · Affidavit or declaration of continued use or excusable nonuse required to avoid cancellation of registration.
- 37 CFR 2.161 · Requirements for a complete affidavit or declaration of use in commerce or excusable nonuse; requirement for the submission of additional information, exhibits, affidavits or declarations, and specimens; and fee for deletions of goods, services, and/or classes from a registration.
- 37 CFR 2.162 · Notice to registrant.
- 37 CFR 2.163 · Acknowledgment of receipt of affidavit or declaration.
- 37 CFR 2.164 · Correcting deficiencies in affidavit or declaration.
- 37 CFR 2.165 · Petition to Director to review refusal.
- 37 CFR 2.166 · Affidavit of continued use or excusable nonuse combined with renewal application.
- 37 CFR 2.167 · Affidavit or declaration under section 15.
- 37 CFR 2.168 · Affidavit or declaration under section 15 combined with affidavit or declaration under sections 8 or 71, or with renewal application.
- 37 CFR 2.171 · New certificate on change of ownership.
- 37 CFR 2.172 · Surrender for cancellation.
- 37 CFR 2.173 · Amendment of registration.
- 37 CFR 2.174 · Correction of Office mistake.
- 37 CFR 2.175 · Correction of mistake by owner.
- 37 CFR 2.176 · Consideration of above matters.
- 37 CFR 2.177 · Action on court order under section 37.
- 37 CFR 2.181 · Term of original registrations and renewals.
- 37 CFR 2.182 · Time for filing renewal application.
- 37 CFR 2.183 · Requirements for a complete renewal application.
- 37 CFR 2.184 · Refusal of renewal.
- 37 CFR 2.185 · Correcting deficiencies in renewal application.
- 37 CFR 2.186 · Petition to Director to review refusal of renewal.
- 37 CFR 2.188 · [Reserved]
- 37 CFR 2.189 · Requirement to provide domicile address.
- 37 CFR 2.190 · Addresses for trademark correspondence with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- 37 CFR 2.191 · Action of the Office based on the written record.
- 37 CFR 2.192 · Business to be conducted with decorum and courtesy.
- 37 CFR 2.193 · Trademark correspondence and signature requirements.
- 37 CFR 2.194 · Identification of trademark application or registration.
- 37 CFR 2.195 · Filing date of trademark correspondence.
- 37 CFR 2.196 · Times for taking action: Expiration on Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday.
- 37 CFR 2.197 · Certificate of mailing.
- 37 CFR 2.198 · Filing of correspondence by Priority Mail Express®.
- 37 CFR 2.200 · Assignment records open to public inspection.
- 37 CFR 2.201 · Copies and certified copies.
- 37 CFR 2.206 · Trademark fees payable in advance.
- 37 CFR 2.207 · Methods of payment.
- 37 CFR 2.208 · Deposit accounts.
- 37 CFR 2.209 · Refunds.
- 37 CFR 6.1 · International schedule of classes of goods and services.
- 37 CFR 6.2 · Prior U.S. schedule of classes of goods and services.
- 37 CFR 6.3 · Schedule for certification marks.
- 37 CFR 6.4 · Schedule for collective membership marks.
- 37 CFR 7.1 · Definitions of terms as used in this part.
- 37 CFR 7.2 · [Reserved]
- 37 CFR 7.3 · Correspondence must be in English.
- 37 CFR 7.4 · International applications and registrations originating from the USPTO—Requirements to electronically file and communicate with the Office.
- 37 CFR 7.5 · [Reserved]
- 37 CFR 7.6 · Schedule of U.S. process fees.
- 37 CFR 7.7 · Payments of fees to International Bureau.
- 37 CFR 7.11 · Requirements for international application originating from the United States.
- 37 CFR 7.12 · Claim of color.
- 37 CFR 7.13 · Certification of international application.
- 37 CFR 7.14 · Correcting irregularities in international application.
- 37 CFR 7.21 · Subsequent designation.
- 37 CFR 7.22 · Recording changes to international registration.
- 37 CFR 7.23 · Requests for recording assignments at the International Bureau.
- 37 CFR 7.24 · Requests to record security interest or other restriction of holder's rights of disposal or release of such restriction submitted through the Office.
- 37 CFR 7.25 · Sections of part 2 applicable to extension of protection.
- 37 CFR 7.26 · Filing date of extension of protection for purposes of examination in the Office.
- 37 CFR 7.27 · Priority claim of extension of protection for purposes of examination in the Office.
- 37 CFR 7.28 · Replacement of U.S. registration by registered extension of protection.
- 37 CFR 7.29 · Effect of replacement on U.S. registration.
- 37 CFR 7.30 · Effect of cancellation or expiration of international registration.
- 37 CFR 7.31 · Requirements for transformation of an extension of protection to the United States into a U.S. application.
- 37 CFR 7.36 · Affidavit or declaration of use in commerce or excusable nonuse required to avoid cancellation of an extension of protection to the United States.
- 37 CFR 7.37 · Requirements for a complete affidavit or declaration of use in commerce or excusable nonuse; requirement for the submission of additional information, exhibits, affidavits or declarations, and specimens; and fee for deletions of goods, services, and/or classes from a registration.
- 37 CFR 7.38 · Notice to holder of extension of protection.
- 37 CFR 7.39 · Acknowledgment of receipt of and correcting deficiencies in affidavit or declaration of use in commerce or excusable nonuse.
- 37 CFR 7.40 · Petition to Director to review refusal.
- 37 CFR 7.41 · Renewal of international registration and extension of protection.