Renaming of Express Mail® to Priority Mail Express®
The United States Patent and Trademark (Office) is revising the rules of practice to change the phrase Express Mail or EXPRESS MAIL[supreg] to Priority Mail Express[supreg] due to the United States Postal Service (USPS) renaming Express Mail[supreg] to Priority Mail Express[supreg] on July 28, 2013, and to make other changes to conform the nomenclature used in the rules of practice to the current nomenclature used by the USPS.
- Task
- Read the news
- Patent or trademark
- both
- Legacy system
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- Current entry point
- www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/10/22/2014-24891/renaming-of-express-mail-to-priority-mail-express (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
- Legacy system and where it moved
- No legacy system name mention in title or summary )
- Fee
- No fee mention in title or summary )
- What you need (account or API key)
- No account or key mention in title or summary )
- Published
- 2014-10-22
- Document type
- Rule
- Source
- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
Everything in the same category
Read the news (all 1988) · both (all 2333)
Related entry points
- July 2009 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures
- Electronic Submission of Notices of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Notices of Election, and Requests for Extension of Time for Seeking Judicial Review
- Electronic Submission of Applications for Registration and Other Documents
- Amendment of Rule Regarding Filing of Trademark Correspondence via “Express Mail”
- Correspondence With the United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Changes in Rules Regarding Filing Trademark Correspondence by Express Mail or Under a Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
- Changes To Implement the First Inventor To File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; Correction
- Clarification of Patent and Trademark Copy Fees
- Notice of Public Hearing and Request for Comments on Matters Related to the Harmonization of Substantive Patent Law
- Changes to Implement Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
- Changes to Implement Priority Document Exchange Between Intellectual Property Offices
- April 2007 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures
- 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
- Request for Comments on Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Practice
- Changes To Implement the Preissuance Submissions by Third Parties Provision of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
- Changes To Implement the Inventor's Oath or Declaration Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act