Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice and the Rules of Practice in Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("Office") proposes to amend the Trademark Rules of Practice and the Rules of Practice in Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks to benefit the public by providing greater clarity as to certain requirements relating to representation before the Office, applications for registration, examination procedures, amendment of applications, publication and post publication procedures, appeals, petitions, post registration practice, correspondence in trademark cases, classification of goods and services, and procedures under the Madrid Protocol. For the most part, the proposed rule changes are intended to codify existing practice.
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- www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/01/23/2014-01126/miscellaneous-changes-to-trademark-rules-of-practice-and-the-rules-of-practice-in-filings-pursuant (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
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- 2014-01-23
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- Proposed Rule
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- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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- Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice and the Rules of Practice in Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
- Changes to the Trademark Rules of Practice To Mandate Electronic Filing
- Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice
- Requirement of U.S. Licensed Attorney for Foreign Trademark Applicants and Registrants
- References to Electronic Filing Systems in Rules of Practice in Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
- Changes to the Trademark Rules of Practice To Mandate Electronic Filing
- Trademark Technical and Conforming Amendments
- Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice
- Changes in Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or Declarations of Continued Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases
- Rules of Practice for Trademark-Related Filings Under the Madrid Protocol Implementation Act
- Changes to the Trademark Rules of Practice To Mandate Electronic Filing
- Rules of Practice for Trademark-Related Filings Under the Madrid Protocol Implementation Act
- Changes in Requirements for Specimens and for Affidavits or Declarations of Continued Use or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases
- Correspondence With the Madrid Processing Unit of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
- New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of Trademark-Related Correspondence and Madrid Protocol Rules Change
- Changes in Requirements for Affidavits or Declarations of Use, Continued Use, or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases