Bureau declaring that an extension of protection
cannot be granted.
‘‘(15) OFFICE OF A CONTRACTING PARTY.—The
term ‘Office of a Contracting Party’ means—
‘‘(A) the office, or governmental entity, of
a Contracting Party that is responsible for the
registration of marks, or
‘‘(B) the common office, or governmental
entity, of more than 1 Contracting Party that
is responsible for the registration of marks and
is so recognized by the International Bureau.
‘‘(16) OFFICE OF ORIGIN.—The term ‘office of
origin’ means the Office of a Contracting Party with
which a basic application was filed or by which a
basic registration was granted.
‘‘(17) OPPOSITION PERIOD.—The term ‘opposi-
tion period’ means the time allowed for filing an op-
position in the Patent and Trademark Office, includ-
ing any extension of time granted under section 13.
‘‘SEC. 
61. 
INTERNATIONAL 
APPLICATIONS 
BASED 
ON
UNITED 
STATES 
APPLICATIONS 
OR 
REG-
ISTRATIONS.
‘‘The owner of a basic application pending before the
Patent and Trademark Office, or the owner of a basic reg-
istration granted by the Patent and Trademark Office,
who—
‘‘(1) is a national of the United States,
‘‘(2) is domiciled in the United States, or
‘‘(3) has a real and effective industrial or com-
mercial establishment in the United States,
may file an international application by submitting to the
Patent and Trademark Office a written application in
such form, together with such fees, as may be prescribed
by the Commissioner.
‘‘SEC. 62. CERTIFICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL APPLI-
CATION.
‘‘Upon the filing of an application for international
registration and payment of the prescribed fees, the Com-
missioner shall examine the international application for
the purpose of certifying that the information contained
in the international application corresponds to the infor-
mation contained in the basic application or basic registra-
tion at the time of the certification. Upon examination and
certification of the international application, the Commis-
sioner shall transmit the international application to the
International Bureau.
‘‘SEC. 63. RESTRICTION, ABANDONMENT, CANCELLATION,
OR EXPIRATION OF A BASIC APPLICATION OR
BASIC REGISTRATION.
‘‘With respect to an international application trans-
mitted to the International Bureau under section 62, the
Commissioner shall notify the International Bureau when-
ever the basic application or basic registration which is
the basis for the international application has been re-
stricted, abandoned, or canceled, or has expired, with re-
spect to some or all of the goods and services listed in
the international registration—
‘‘(1) within 5 years after the international reg-
istration date; or
‘‘(2) more than 5 years after the international
registration date if the restriction, abandonment, or
cancellation of the basic application or basic reg-
istration resulted from an action that began before
the end of that 5-year period.
‘‘SEC. 64. REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF PROTECTION SUB-
SEQUENT 
TO 
INTERNATIONAL 
REGISTRA-
TION.
‘‘The holder of an international registration that is
based upon a basic application filed with the Patent and
Trademark Office or a basic registration granted by the
Patent and Trademark Office may request an extension
of protection of its international registration by filing such
a request—
‘‘(1) directly with the International Bureau, or
‘‘(2) with the Patent and Trademark Office for
transmittal to the International Bureau, if the re-
quest is in such form, and contains such transmittal
fee, as may be prescribed by the Commissioner.
‘‘SEC. 65. EXTENSION OF PROTECTION OF AN INTER-
NATIONAL REGISTRATION TO THE UNITED
STATES UNDER THE MADRID PROTOCOL.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of sec-
tion 68, the holder of an international registration shall
be entitled to the benefits of extension of protection of that
international registration to the United States to the ex-
tent necessary to give effect to any provision of the Madrid
Protocol.
‘‘(b) IF UNITED STATES IS OFFICE OF ORIGIN.—An
extension of protection resulting from an international
registration of a mark shall not apply to the United States