{"data":{"id":"us/37-cfr-7.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"37 CFR 7.1","heading":"Definitions of terms as used in this part.","body":"(a) the Act means the Trademark Act of 1946, 60 Stat. 427, as amended, codified in 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.\n(b) Subsequent designation means a request for extension of protection of an international registration to a Contracting Party made after the International Bureau registers the mark.\n(c) Trademark electronic filing system means the electronic filing system designated by the Director and, as used in this part, includes all related electronic systems required to complete an electronic submission through the trademark electronic filing system.\n(d) The term Office or the abbreviation USPTO means the United States Patent and Trademark Office.\n(e) All references to sections in this part refer to 37 Code of Federal Regulations, except as otherwise stated.\n(f) The definitions specified in § 2.2 of this chapter apply to this part.","path":["Title 37—Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights","CHAPTER I—UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 7—RULES OF PRACTICE IN FILINGS PURSUANT TO THE PROTOCOL RELATING TO THE MADRID AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS","Subpart A—General Information"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-37.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:45Z","sha256":"a0943b75443f41b0b918448644450beb9d246288c705e438f9a6c86e5f9415fa","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/37-cfr-6.4","next":"us/37-cfr-7.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}