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15 U.S.C. § 1051 Registration of trade-marks
(a) Trademarks used in commerce. The owner of a trademark used in commerce may apply to register his or her trademark under this Act on the principal register hereby established:
(1) By filing in the Patent and Trademark Office--
(A) a written application, in such form as may be prescribed by the Commissioner, verified by the applicant, or by a member of the firm or an officer of the corporation or association applying, specifying applicant's domicile and citizenship, the date of applicant's first use of the mark, the date of applicant's first use of the mark in commerce, the goods in connection with which the mark is used and the mode or manner in which the mark is used in connection with such goods, and including a statement to the effect that the person making the verification believes himself, or the firm, corporation, or association in whose behalf he makes the verification, to be the owner of the mark sought to be registered, that the mark is in use in commerce, and that no other person, firm, corporation, or association, to the best of his knowledge and belief, has the right to use such mark in commerce either in the identical form thereof or in such near resemblance thereto as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods of such other person, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive: Provided, That in the case of every application claiming concurrent use the applicant shall state exceptions to his claim of exclusive use, in which he shall specify, to the extent of his knowledge, any concurrent use by others, the goods on or in connection with which and the areas in which each concurrent use exists, the periods of each use, and the goods and area for which the applicant desires registration;
(B) a drawing of the mark; and
(C) such number of specimens or facsimiles of the mark as used as may be required by the Commissioner.
(2) By paying into the Patent and Trademark Office the prescribed fee.
(b) Trademarks intended for use in commerce. A person who has a bona fide intention, under circumstances showing the good faith of such person, to use a trademark in commerce may apply to register the trademark under this Act on the principal register hereby established:
(A) a written application, in such form as may be prescribed by the Commissioner, verified by the applicant, or by a member of the firm or an officer of the corporation or association applying, specifying applicant's domicile and citizenship, applicant's bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce, the goods on or in connection with which the applicant has a bona fide intention to use the mark and the mode or manner in which the mark is intended to be used on or in connection with such goods, including a statement to the effect that the person making the verification believes himself or herself, or the firm, corporation, or association in whose behalf he or she makes the verification, to be entitled to use the mark in commerce, and that no other person, firm, corporation, or association, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, has the right to use such mark in commerce either in the identical form of the mark or in such near resemblance to the mark as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods of such other person, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive; however, except for applications filed pursuant to section 44, no mark shall be registered until the applicant has met the requirements of subsection (d) of this section; and
(c) Amendment of application under subsection (b) to conform to requirements under subsection (a). At any time during examination of an application filed under subsection (b), an applicant who has made use of the mark in commerce may claim the benefits of such use for purposes of this Act, by amending his or her application to bring it into conformity with the requirements of subsection (a).
(d) Verified statement that trademark is used in commerce.
(1)	Within six months after the date on which the notice of allowance with respect to a mark is issued under section 13(b)(2) to an applicant under subsection (b) of this section, the applicant shall file in the Patent and Trademark Office, together with such number of specimens or facsimiles of the mark as used in commerce as may be required by the Commissioner and payment of the prescribed fee, a verified statement that the mark is in use in commerce and specifying the date of the applicant's first use of the mark in commerce, those goods or services specified in the notice of allowance on or in connection with which the mark is used in commerce, and the mode or manner in which the mark is used on or in connection with such goods or services. Subject to examination and acceptance of the statement of use, the mark shall be registered in the Patent and Trademark Office, a certificate of registration shall be issued for those goods or services recited in the statement of use for which the mark is entitled to registration, and notice of registration shall be published in the Official Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office. Such examination may include an examination of the factors set forth in subsections (a) through (e) of section 2. The notice of registration shall specify the goods or services for which the mark is registered.
(2) The Commissioner shall extend, for one additional 6-month period, the time for filing the statement of use under paragraph (1), upon written request of the applicant before the expiration of the 6-month period provided in paragraph (1). In addition to an extension under the preceding sentence, the Commissioner may, upon a showing of good cause by the applicant, further extend the time for filing the statement of use under paragraph (1) for periods aggregating not more than 24 months, pursuant to written request of the applicant made before the expiration of the last extension granted under this paragraph. Any request for an extension under this paragraph shall be accompanied by a verified statement that the applicant has a continued bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce and specifying those goods or services identified in the notice of allowance on or in connection with which the applicant has a continued bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce. Any request for an extension under this paragraph shall be accompanied by payment of the prescribed fee. The Commissioner shall issue regulations setting forth guidelines for determining what constitutes good cause for purposes of this paragraph.
(3) The Commissioner shall notify any applicant who files a statement of use of the acceptance or refusal thereof and, if the statement of use is refused, the reasons for the refusal. An applicant may amend the statement of use.
(4) The failure to timely file a verified statement of use under this subsection shall result in abandonment of the application.
(e) Designation of resident for service of process and notices. If the applicant is not domiciled in the United States he shall designate by a written document filed in the Patent and Trademark Office the name and address of some person resident in the United States on whom may be served notices or process in proceedings affecting the mark. Such notices or process may be served upon the person so designated by leaving with him or mailing to him a copy thereof at the address specified in the last designation so filed. If the person so designated cannot be found at the address given in the last designation, such notice or process may be served upon the Commissioner.
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, Title I, § 1, 60 Stat. 427; Oct. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-772, § 1, 76 Stat. 769; Jan. 2, 1975, Pub. L. 93-596, § 1, 88 Stat. 1949; Nov. 16, 1988, Pub. L. 100-667, Title I, § 103, 102 Stat. 3935.)
15 § U.S.C. 1052 Trade-marks registrable on the principal register; concurrent registration
(a) Consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter; or matter which may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute; or a geographical indication which, when used on or in connection with wines or spirits, identifies a place other than the origin of the goods and is first used on or in connection with wines or spirits by the applicant on or after one year after the date on which the WTO Agreement (as defined in section 2(9) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act enters into force with respect to the United States.
(d) Consists of or comprises a mark which so resembles a mark registered in the Patent and Trademark Office, or a mark or trade name previously used in the United States by another and not abandoned, as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods of the applicant, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive: Provided, That if the Commissioner determines that confusion, mistake, or deception is not likely to result from the continued use by more than one person of the same or similar marks under conditions and limitations as to the mode or place of use of the marks or the goods on or in connection with which such marks are used, concurrent registrations may be issued to such persons when they have become entitled to use such marks as a result of their concurrent lawful use in commerce prior to (1) the earliest of the filing dates of the applications pending or of any registration issued under this Act; (2) July 5, 1947, in the case of registrations previously issued under the Act of March 3, 1881, or February 20, 1905, and continuing in full force and effect on that date; or (3) July 5, 1947, in the case of applications filed under the Act of February 20, 1905, and registered after July 5, 1947. Use prior to the filing date of any pending application or a registration shall not be required when the owner of such application or registration consents to the grant of a concurrent registration to the applicant. Concurrent registrations may also be issued by the Commissioner when a court of competent jurisdiction has finally determined that more than one person is entitled to use the same or similar marks in commerce. In issuing concurrent registrations, the Commissioner shall prescribe conditions and limitations as to the mode or place of use of the mark or the goods on or in connection with which such mark is registered to the respective persons.
(e) Consists of a mark which (1) when used on or in connection with the goods of the applicant is merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of them, (2) when used on or in connection with the goods of the applicant is primarily geographically descriptive of them, except as indications of regional origin may be registrable under section 4, (3) when used on or in connection with the goods of the applicant is primarily geographically deceptively misdescriptive of them, or (4) is primarily merely a surname.
(f) Except as expressly excluded in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e)(3) of this section, nothing herein shall prevent the registration of a mark used by the applicant which has become distinctive of the applicant's goods in commerce. The Commissioner may accept as prima facie evidence that the mark has become distinctive, as used on or in connection with the applicant's goods in commerce, proof of substantially exclusive and continuous use thereof as a mark by the applicant in commerce for the five years before the date on which the claim of distinctiveness is made. Nothing in this section shall prevent the registration of a mark which, when used on or in connection with the goods of the applicant, is primarily geographically deceptively misdescriptive of them, and which became distinctive of the applicant's goods in commerce before the date of the enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act [enacted Dec. 8, 1993].
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, Title I, § 2, 60 Stat. 428; Oct. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-772 § 2, 76 Stat. 769; Jan. 2, 1975, Pub. L. 93-596, § 1, 88 Stat. 1949; Nov. 16, 1988, Pub. L. 100-667, Title I, § 104, 102 Stat. 3037.)
(As amended Dec. 8, 1993, Pub. L. 103-182, Title III, Subtitle C, § 333(a), 107 Stat. 2114; Dec. 8, 1994, Pub. L. 103-465, Title V, Subtitle B, § 522, 108 Stat. 4982.)
15 U.S.C. § 1053 Service marks registrable
Subject to the provisions relating to the registration of trade-marks, so far as they are applicable, service marks shall be registrable, in the same manner and with the same effect as are trade-marks, and when registered they shall be entitled to the protection provided herein in the case of trade-marks. Applications and procedure under this section shall conform as nearly as practicable to those prescribed for the registration of trademarks.
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, Title I, § 3, 60 Stat. 429; Nov. 16, 1988, Pub. L. 100-667, Title I, § 105, 102 Stat. 3938.)
15 U.S.C. § 1054 Collective marks and certification marks registerable
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, Title I, § 4, 60 Stat. 429; Nov. 16, 1988, Pub. L. 100-667, Title I, § 106, 102 Stat. 3938.)
15 U.S.C. § 1055 Use by related companies affecting validity and registration
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, Title I, § 5, 60 Stat. 429; Nov. 16, 1988, Pub. L. 100-667, Title I, § 107, 102 Stat. 3938.)
15 U.S.C. § 1056 Disclaimer of unregistrable matter
(b) No disclaimer, including those made under subsection (e) of section 7 of this Act, shall prejudice or affect the applicant's or registrant's rights then existing or thereafter arising in the disclaimed matter, or his right of registration on another application if the disclaimed matter be or shall have become distinctive of his goods or services.
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, Title I, § 6, 60 Stat. 429; Oct. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-772, § 3, 76 Stat. 769; Nov. 16, 1988, Pub. L. 100-667, Title I, § 108, 102 Stat. 3938.)
15 U.S.C. § 1057 Certificates of registration
(a) Issuance and form. Certificates of registration of marks registered upon the principal register shall be issued in the name of the United States of America, under the seal of the Patent and Trademark Office, and shall be signed by the Commissioner or have his signature placed thereon, and a record thereof shall be kept in the Patent and Trademark Office. The registration shall reproduce the mark, and state that the mark is registered on the principal register under this Act, the date of the first use of the mark, the date of the first use of the mark in commerce, the particular goods or services for which it is registered, the number and date of the registration, the term thereof, the date on which the application for registration was received in the Patent and Trademark Office, and any conditions and limitations that may be imposed in the registration.
(b) Certificate as prima facie evidence. A certificate of registration of a mark upon the principal register provided by this Act shall be prima facie evidence of the validity of the registered mark and of the registration of the mark, of the registrant's ownership of the mark, and of the registrant's exclusive right to use the registered mark in commerce on or in connection with the goods or services specified in the certificate, subject to any conditions or limitations stated in the certificate.
(c) Application to register mark considered constructive use. Contingent on the registration of a mark on the principal register provided by this Act, the filing of the application to register such mark shall constitute constructive use of the mark, conferring a right of priority, nationwide in effect, on or in connection with the goods or services specified in the registration against any other person except for a person whose mark has not been abandoned and who, prior to such filing--
(d) Issuance to assignee. A certificate of registration of a mark may be issued to the assignee or the applicant, but the assignment must first be recorded in the Patent and Trademark Office. In case of change of ownership the Commissioner shall, at the request of the owner and upon a proper showing and the payment of the prescribed fee, issue to such assignee a new certificate of registration of the said mark in the name of such assignee, and for the unexpired part of original period.
(e) Surrender, cancellation, or amendment by registrant. Upon application of the registrant the Commissioner may permit any registration to be surrendered for cancellation, and upon cancellation appropriate entry shall be made in the records of the Patent and Trademark Office. Upon application of the registrant and payment of the prescribed fee, the Commissioner for good cause may permit any registration to be amended or to be disclaimed in part: Provided, That the amendment or disclaimer does not alter materially the character of the mark. Appropriate entry shall be made in the records of the Patent and Trademark Office and upon the certificate of registration or, if said certificate is lost or destroyed, upon a certified copy thereof.
(f) Copies of Patent and Trademark Office records as evidence. Copies of any records, books, papers, or drawings belonging to the Patent and Trademark Office relating to marks, and copies of registrations, when authenticated by the seal of the Patent and Trademark Office and certified by the Commissioner, or in his name by an employee of the Office duly designated by the Commissioner, shall be evidence in all cases wherein the originals would be evidence; and any person making application therefor and paying the prescribed fee shall have such copies.
(g) Correction of Patent and Trademark Office mistake. Whenever a material mistake in a registration, incurred through the fault of the Patent and Trademark Office, is clearly disclosed by the records of the Office a certificate stating the fact and nature of such mistake shall be issued without charge and recorded and a printed copy thereof shall be attached to each printed copy of the registration and such corrected registration shall thereafter have the same effect as if the same had been originally issued in such corrected form, or in the discretion of the Commissioner a new certificate of registration may be issued without charge. All certificates of correction heretofore issued in accordance with the rules of the Patent and Trademark Office and the registrations to which they are attached shall have the same force and effect as if such certificates and their issue had been specifically authorized by statute.
(h) Correction of applicant's mistake. Whenever a mistake has been made in a registration and a showing has been made that such mistake occurred in good faith through the fault of the applicant, the Commissioner is authorized to issue a certificate of correction or, in his discretion, a new certificate upon the payment of the prescribed fee: Provided, That the correction does not involve such changes in the registration as to require republication of the mark.
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, Title I, § 7, 60 Stat. 430; Aug. 17, 1950, ch. 733, 64 Stat. 459; Oct. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-772, § 4, 76 Stat. 769; Jan. 2, 1975, Pub. L. 93-596, § 1, 88 Stat. 1949; Nov. 16, 1988, Pub. L. 100-667, Title I, § 109, 102 Stat. 3938.)
15 U.S.C. § 1058 Duration of registration
(a) Affidavit of continuing use. Each certificate of registration shall remain in force for ten years: Provided, That the registration of any mark under the provisions of this Act shall be canceled by the Commissioner at the end of six years following its date, unless within one year next preceding the expiration of such six years the registrant shall file in the Patent and Trademark Office an affidavit setting forth those goods or services recited in the registration on or in connection with which the mark is in use in commerce and attaching to the affidavit a specimen or facsimile showing current use of the mark, or showing that any nonuse is due to special circumstances which excuse such nonuse and is not due to any intention to abandon the mark. Special notice of the requirement for such affidavit shall be attached to each certificate of registration.
(b) Registration published under other provisions of law. Any registration published under the provisions of subsection (c) of section 12 of this Act shall be canceled by the Commissioner at the end of six years after the date of such publication unless within one year next preceding the expiration of such six years the registrant shall file in the Patent and Trademark Office an affidavit showing that said mark is in use in commerce or showing that its nonuse is due to special circumstances which excuse such nonuse and is not due to any intention to abandon the mark.
(c) Notification of acceptance or refusal of affidavits. The Commissioner shall notify any registrant who files either of the above-prescribed affidavits of his acceptance or refusal thereof and, if a refusal, the reasons therefor.
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, Title I, § 8, 60 Stat. 431; Jan. 2, 1975, Pub. L. 93-596, § 1, 88 Stat. 1949; Aug. 27, 1982, Pub. L. 97-247, § 8, 96 Stat. 320; Nov. 16, 1988, Pub. L. 100-667, Title I, § 110, 102 Stat. 3939.)
15 U.S.C. § 1059 Renewal of registration
(a) Period of renewal; time for renewal. Each registration may be renewed for periods of ten years from the end of the expiring period upon payment of the prescribed fee and the filing of a verified application therefor, setting forth those goods or services recited in the registration on or in connection with which the mark is still in use in commerce and having attached thereto a specimen or facsimile showing current use of the mark, or showing that any nonuse is due to special circumstances which excuse such nonuse and it is not due to any intention to abandon the mark. Such application may be made at any time within six months before the expiration of the period for which the registration was issued or renewed, or it may be made within three months after such expiration on payment of the additional fee herein prescribed.
(b) Notification of refusal of renewal. If the Commissioner refuses to renew the registration, he shall notify the registrant of his refusal and the reasons therefor.
(c) Applicant for renewal not domiciled in United States. An applicant for renewal not domiciled in the United States shall be subject to and comply with the provisions of section 1(e) hereof .
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, Title I, § 9, 60 Stat. 431; Oct. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-772, § 5, 76 Stat. 770; Nov. 16, 1988, Pub. L. 100-667, Title I, § 111, 102 Stat. 3939.)
15 U.S.C. § 1060 Assignment of mark; execution; recording; purchaser without notice
A registered mark or a mark for which application to register has been filed shall be assignable with the goodwill of the business in which the mark is used, or with that part of the goodwill of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by the mark[,]. However, no application to register a mark under section 1(b) shall be assignable prior to the filing of the verified statement of use under section 1(d), except to a successor to the business of the applicant, or portion thereof, to which the mark pertains, if that business is ongoing and existing. In any assignment authorized by this section it shall not be necessary to include the goodwill of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by any other mark used in the business or by the name or style under which the business is conducted. Assignments shall be by instruments in writing duly executed. Acknowledgment shall be prima facie evidence of the execution of an assignment and when recorded in the Patent and Trademark Office the record shall be prima facie evidence of execution. An assignment shall be void as against any subsequent purchaser for a valuable consideration without notice, unless it is recorded in the Patent and Trademark Office within three months after the date thereof or prior to such subsequent purchase. A separate record of assignments submitted for recording hereunder shall be maintained in the Patent and Trademark Office.
An assignee not domiciled in the United States shall be subject to and comply with the provisions of section 1(e) hereof.
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, Title I, § 10, 60 Stat. 431; Oct. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-772, § 6, 76 Stat. 770; Jan. 2, 1975, Pub. L. 93-596, § 1, 88 Stat. 1949; Nov. 16, 1988, Pub. L. 100-667, Title I, § 112, 102 Stat. 3937.)
15 U.S.C. § 1061 Execution of acknowledgements and verifications
Acknowledgements and verifications required hereunder may be made before any person within the United States authorized by law to administer oaths, or, when made in a foreign country, before any diplomatic or consular officer of the United States or before any official authorized to administer oaths in the foreign country concerned whose authority shall be proved by a certificate of a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States, or apostille of an official designated by a foreign country which, by treaty or convention, accords like effect to apostilles of designated officials in the United States, and is valid if they comply with the laws of the state or country where made.
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, Title I, § 11, 60 Stat. 432; Aug. 27, 1982, Pub. L. 97-247, § 14(c), 96 Stat. 321.)
(a) Examination and publication. Upon the filing of an application for registration and payment of the prescribed fee, the Commissioner shall refer the application to the examiner in charge of the registration of marks, who shall cause an examination to be made and, if on such examination it shall appear that the applicant is entitled to registration, or would be entitled to registration upon the acceptance of the statement of use required by section 1(d) of this Act, the Commissioner shall cause the mark to be published in the Official Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office; Provided, That in the case of an applicant claiming concurrent use, or in the case of an application to be placed in an interference as provided in section 16 of this Act, the mark if otherwise registrable, may be published subject to the determination of the rights of the parties to such proceedings.
(b) Refusal of registration; amendment of application; abandonment. If the applicant is found not entitled to registration, the examiner shall advise the applicant thereof and of the reasons therefor. The applicant shall have a period of six months in which to reply or amend his application, which shall then be reexamined. This procedure may be repeated until (1) the examiner finally refuses registration of the mark or (2) the applicant fails for a period of six months to reply or amend or appeal, whereupon the application shall be deemed to have been abandoned, unless it can be shown to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that the delay in responding was unavoidable, whereupon such time may be extended.
(c) Republication of marks registered under prior acts. A registrant of a mark registered under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1881, or the Act of February 20, 1905, may, at any time prior to the expiration of the registration thereof, upon the payment of the prescribed fee file with the Commissioner an affidavit setting forth those goods stated in the registration on which said mark is in use in commerce and that the registrant claims the benefits of this Act for said mark. The Commissioner shall publish notice thereof with a reproduction of said mark in the Official Gazette, and notify the registrant of such publication and of the requirement for the affidavit of use or nonuse as provided for in subsection (b) of Section 8 of this Act. Marks published under this subsection shall not be subject to the provisions of section 13 of this Act.
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, Title I, § 12, 60 Stat. 432; Oct. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-772, § 7, 76 Stat. 770; Jan. 2, 1975, Pub. L. 93-596, § 1, 88 Stat. 1949; Nov. 16, 1988, Pub. L. 100-667, Title I, § 113, 102 Stat. 3940.)
15 U.S.C. § 1063 Opposition to registration
(a) Any person who believed that he would be damaged by the registration of a mark upon the principal register may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, file a notice of opposition in the Patent and Trademark Office, stating the grounds therefor, within thirty days after the publication under subsection (a) of section 12 of this Act of the mark sought to be registered. Upon written request prior to the expiration of the thirty-day period, the time for filing opposition shall be extended for an additional thirty days, and further extensions of time for filing opposition may be granted by the Commissioner for good cause when requested prior to the expiration of an extension. The Commissioner shall notify the applicant of each extension of the time for filing opposition. An opposition may be amended under such conditions as may be prescribed by the Commissioner.
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, Title 1, § 13, 60 Stat. 433; Oct. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-772, § 8, 76 Stat. 771; Jan. 2, 1975, Pub. L. 93-596, § 1, 88 Stat. 1949; Jan. 2, 1975, Pub. L. 93-600, § 1, 88 Stat. 1955; Aug. 27, 1982, Pub. L. 97-247, § 9(a), 96 Stat. 320; Nov. 16, 1988, Pub. L. 100-667, Title I, § 114, 102 Stat. 3940.)
15 U.S.C. § 1064 Cancellation of registration
A petition to cancel a registration of a mark, stating the grounds relied upon, may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, be filed as follows by any person who believes that he is or will be damaged by the registration of a mark on the principal register established by this Act, or under the Act of March 3, 1881, or the Act of February 20, 1905:
(1)	Within five years from the date of the registration of the mark under this Act.
(2)	Within five years from the date of publication under section 12(c) hereof of a mark registered under the Act of March 3, 1881, or the Act of February 20, 1905.
(3) At any time if the registered mark becomes the generic name for the goods or services, or a portion thereof, for which it is registered, or has been abandoned, or its registration was obtained fraudulently or contrary to the provisions of section 4 or of subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 2 for a registration under this Act, or contrary to similar prohibitory provisions of such prior Acts for a registration under such Acts, or if the registered mark is being used by, or with the permission of, the registrant so as to misrepresent the source of the goods or services on or in connection with which the mark is used. If the registered mark becomes the generic name for less than all of the goods or services for which it is registered, a petition to cancel the registration for only those goods or services may be filed. A registered mark shall not be deemed to be the generic name of goods or services solely because such mark is also used as a name of or to identify a unique product or service. The primary significance of the registered mark to the relevant public rather than purchaser motivation shall be the test for determining whether the registered mark has become the generic name of goods or services on or in connection with which it has been used.
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, Title I, § 14, 60 Stat. 433; Oct. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-772, § 9, 76 Stat. 771; Aug. 27, 1982, Pub. L. 97-247, 9(b), 96 Stat. 320; Nov. 8, 1984, Pub. L. 98-620, Title I, § 102, 98 Stat. 3335; Nov. 16, 1988, Pub. L. 100-667, Title I, § 115, 102 Stat. 3940.)
15 U.S.C. § 1065 Incontestability of right to use mark under certain conditions
Except on a ground for which application to cancel may be filed at any time under paragraphs (3) and (5) of section 14 of this Act, and except to the extent, if any, to which the use of a mark registered on the principal register infringes a valid right acquired under the law of any State or Territory by use of a mark or trade name continuing from a date prior to the date of registration under this Act of such registered mark, the right of the registrant to use such registered mark in commerce for the goods or services on or in connection with which such registered mark has been in continuous use for five consecutive years subsequent to the date of such registration and is still in use in commerce, shall be incontestable: Provided, That—
(3) an affidavit is filed with the Commissioner within one year after the expiration of any such five-year period setting forth those goods or services stated in the registration on or in connection with which such mark has been in continuous use for such five consecutive years and is still in use in commerce, and the other matters specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section; and
Subject to the conditions above specified in this section, the incontestable right with reference to a mark registered under this shall apply to a mark registered under the Act of March 3, 1881, or the Act of February 20, 1905, upon the filing of the required affidavit with the Commissioner within one year after the expiration of any period of five consecutive years after the date of publication of a mark under the provisions of subsection (c) of section 12 of this Act.
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, Title I, § 15, 60 Stat. 433; Oct. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-772, § 10, 76 Stat. 771; Jan. 2, 1975, Pub. L. 93-596, § 1, 88 Stat. 1949; Aug. 27, 1982, Pub. L. 97-247, § 10, 96 Stat. 320; Nov. 16, 1988, Pub. L. 100-667, Title I, § 116, 102 Stat. 3941.)
15 U.S.C. § 1066 Interference; declaration by Commissioner
Upon petition showing extraordinary circumstances, the Commissioner may declare that an interference exists when application is made for the registration of a mark which so resembles a mark previously registered by another, or for the registration of which another has previously made application, as to be likely when used on or in connection with the goods or services of the applicant to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive. No interference shall be declared between an application and the registration of a mark the right to the use of which has become incontestable.
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, Title I, § 16, 60 Stat. 434; Oct. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-772, § 11, 76 Stat. 771; Aug. 27, 1982, Pub. L. 97-247, § 11, 96 Stat. 321; Nov. 16, 1988, Pub. L. 100-667, Title I, § 117, 102 Stat. 3941.)
15 U.S.C. § 1067 Interference, opposition, and proceedings for concurrent use registration or for cancellation; notice; Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board shall include the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the Assistant Commissioners, and members appointed by the Commissioner. Employees of the Patent and Trademark Office and other persons, all of whom shall be competent in trademark law, shall be eligible for appointment as members. Each case shall be heard by at least three members of the Board, the members hearing such case to be designated by the Commissioner.
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, Title I, § 17, 60 Stat. 434; Aug. 8, 1958, Pub. L. 85-609, § 1(a), 72 Stat. 540; Jan. 2, 1975, Pub. L. 93-596, § 1, 88 Stat. 1949; Oct. 15, 1980, Pub. L. 96-455, § 1, 94 Stat. 2024.)
15 U.S.C. § 1068 Action of Commissioner in interference, opposition, and proceedings for concurrent use registration or for cancellation
(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, Title I, § 18, 60 Stat. 434; Nov. 16, 1988, Pub. L. 100-667, Title I, § 118, 102 Stat. 3941.)
Continuation: 15 U.S.C. § 1069 Application of equitable principles in inter partes proceedings