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15 CFR 280.300: Recorded insignia required prior to offer for sale.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade
- Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade
- CHAPTER II—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
- SUBCHAPTER J—ACCREDITATION AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS
- PART 280—FASTENER QUALITY
- Subpart D—Recordal of Insignia
Unless the specifications provide otherwise, if a fastener is required by the applicable consensus standard(s) to bear an insignia identifying its manufacturer, the manufacturer must:
(a) Record the insignia with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office prior to any sale or offer for sale of the fastener; and
(b) Apply the insignia to any fastener that is sold or offered for sale. The insignia must be readable, and must be applied using the method for applying a permanent insignia that is provided for in the applicable consensus standard(s), or, if the applicable consensus standard(s) do(es) not specify a method for applying a permanent insignia, through any means of imprinting a permanent impression.
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