{"data":{"id":"us/15-cfr-280.300","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 CFR 280.300","heading":"Recorded insignia required prior to offer for sale.","body":"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:\n(a) Record the insignia with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office prior to any sale or offer for sale of the fastener; and\n(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.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-15.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:24Z","sha256":"9571bbb27238ae85cb1c57f33c7c80a2b276bdba4867c79b0cecdab64634b255","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-cfr-280.222","next":"us/15-cfr-280.310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}