Changes in Requirements for Affidavits or Declarations of Use, Continued Use, or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases
In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2017, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review," this action delays for 60 days the effective date of the final rule entitled "Changes in Requirements for Affidavits or Declarations of Use, Continued Use, or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases," published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2017. The 60-day delay in effective date is necessary to give agency officials the opportunity for further review of the issues of law and policy raised by this rule.
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- www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/02/10/2017-02796/changes-in-requirements-for-affidavits-or-declarations-of-use-continued-use-or-excusable-nonuse-in (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
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- 2017-02-10
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- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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