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TMEP 1613: Affidavit or Declaration of Use in Commerce or Excusable Nonuse Under §71 of the Trademark Act, Oct. 2017 Ed. (BitLaw)
TMEP 1613: Affidavit or Declaration of Use in Commerce or Excusable Nonuse Under §71 of the Trademark Act
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1613 Affidavit or Declaration of Use in Commerce or Excusable Nonuse Under §71 of the Trademark Act
15 U.S.C. §1141k Duration, affidavits and fees.
(a) Time Periods for Required Affidavits. Each extension of protection for which a certificate has been issued under section 69 shall remain in force for the term of the international registration upon which it is based, except that the extension of protection of any mark shall be canceled by the Director unless the holder of the international registration files in the United States Patent and Trademark Office affidavits that meet the requirements of subsection (b), within the following time periods:
(b) Requirements for Affidavit. The affidavit referred to in subsection (a) shall—
(c) Deficient Affidavit. If any submission filed within the period set forth in subsection (a) is deficient, including that the affidavit was not filed in the name of the holder of the international registration, the deficiency may be corrected after the statutory time period, within the time prescribed after notification of the deficiency. Such submission shall be accompanied by the additional deficiency surcharge prescribed by the Director.
(d) Notice of Requirement. Special notice of the requirement for such affidavit shall be attached to each certificate of extension of protection.
(e) Notification of Acceptance or Refusal. The Director shall notify the holder of the international registration who files any affidavit required by this section of the Director's acceptance or refusal thereof and, in the case of a refusal, the reasons therefor.
(f) Designation of Resident for Service of Process and Notices. If the holder of the international registration of the mark is not domiciled in the United States, the holder may designate, by a document filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the name and address of a 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 that person or mailing to that person a copy thereof at the address specified in the last designation so filed. If the person so designated cannot be found at the last designated address, or if the holder does not designate by a document filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office the name and address of a 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 on the Director.
Under §71 of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §1141k, a registered extension of protection to the United States will be cancelled unless the holder of the international registration periodically files affidavits of use in commerce or excusable nonuse ("§71 affidavits or declarations"). The purpose of the §71 affidavit or declaration is to remove marks that are no longer being used in commerce from the register.