Trademark Law Updates | New Statutes, Regulations and Rules
April 2, 2010
New Trademark Law Takes Effect
Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010
S. 2968, Pub. Law No. 111-146, 124 Stat. 66 (2010), 3/17/2010
The Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendment Act of 2010 became effective on March 17, 2010, Pub. Law No. 111-146, 124 Stat. 66 (2010), according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”).
In addition to making small technical and conforming corrections in Sections 7, 15 and 21 of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1057, 1065 and 1071, the legislation makes more significant changes to Sections 8 and 71, 15 U.S.C. §§1058 and 1141k, regarding filing affidavits of continued use or excusable nonuse to maintain a registration.
The USPTO explained that with respect to all post registration maintenance filings required…
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