{"data":{"id":"us/15-u.s.c.-1112","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 U.S.C. § 1112","heading":"Classification of goods and services; registration in plurality of classes","body":"The Director may establish a classification of goods and services, for convenience of Patent and Trademark Office administration, but not to limit or extend the applicant’s or registrant’s rights. The applicant may apply to register a mark for any or all of the goods or services on or in connection with which he or she is using or has a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce: Provided, That if the Director by regulation permits the filing of an application for the registration of a mark for goods or services which fall within a plurality of classes, a fee equaling the sum of the fees for filing an application in each class shall be paid, and the Director may issue a single certificate of registration for such mark.","path":["Title 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE","CHAPTER 22—TRADEMARKS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc15@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:39Z","sha256":"707a171220b1a5e48cac38e23001891b98052ad20d623c85fc89954d0eecabc5","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-u.s.c.-1111","next":"us/15-u.s.c.-1113"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}