37 C.F.R. Subpart E—Extension of Protection to the United States
Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
(a) Except for §§2.22–2.23, 2.130–2.131, 2.160–2.166, 2.168, 2.173, 2.175, 2.181–2.186 and 2.197, all sections in part 2 and all sections in part 10 of this chapter shall apply to an extension of protection of an international registration to the United States, including sections related to proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, unless otherwise stated. (b) The Office will refer to a request for an extension of protection to the United States as an application under section 66(a) of the Act, and references to applications and registrations in part 2 of this chapter include extensions of protection to the United States. (c) Upon registration in the United States under section 69 of the Act, an extension of protection to the United States is referred to as a registration, a registered extension of protection, or a section 66(a) registration. [68 FR 55769, Sept. 26, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 57186, Sept. 24, 2004; 70 FR 38774, July 6, 2005] (a) If a request for extension of protection of an international registration to the United States is made in an international application and the request includes a declaration of a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce as set out in §2.33(e) of this chapter, the filing date of the extension of protection to the United States is the international registration date. (b) If a request for extension of protection of an international registration to the United States is made in a subsequent designation and the request includes a declaration of a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce as set out in §2.33(e), the filing date of the extension of protection to the United States is the date that the International Bureau records the subsequent designation. An extension of protection of an international registration to the United States is entitled to a claim of priority under section 67 of the Act if: (a) The request for extension of protection contains a claim of priority; (b) The request for extension of protection specifies the filing date, serial number and the country of the application that forms the basis for the claim of priority; and (c) The date of the international registration or the date of recording of the subsequent designation at the International Bureau of the request for extension of protection to the United States is not later than six months after the filing date of the application that forms the basis for the claim of priority. (a) A registered extension of protection affords the same rights as those afforded to a previously issued U.S. registration if: (1) Both registrations are owned by the same person and identify the same mark; and (2) All the goods and/or services listed in the U.S. registration are also listed in the registered extension of protection. (b) The holder of an international registration with a registered extension of protection to the United States that meets the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section may file a request to note replacement of the U.S. registration with the extension of protection. If the request contains all of the following, the Office will take note of the replacement in its automated records: (1) The serial number or registration number of the extension of protection; (2) The registration number of the replaced U.S. registration; and (3) The fee required by §7.6. (c) If the request to note replacement is denied, the Office will notify the holder of the reason(s) for refusal. A U.S. registration that has been replaced by a registered extension of protection under section 74 of the Act and §7.28 will remain in force, unless cancelled, expired or surrendered, as long as: (a) The owner of the replaced U.S. registration continues to file affidavits or declarations of use in commerce or excusable nonuse under section 8 of the Act; and (b) The replaced U.S. registration is renewed under section 9 of the Act. When the International Bureau notifies the Office of the cancellation or expiration of an international registration, in whole or in part, the Office shall cancel, in whole or in part, the corresponding pending or registered extension of protection to the United States. The date of cancellation of an extension of protection or relevant part shall be the date of cancellation or expiration of the corresponding international registration or relevant part. If the International Bureau cancels an international registration in whole or in part, under Article 6(4) of the Madrid Protocol, the holder of that international registration may file a request to transform the corresponding pending or registered extension of protection to the United States into an application under section 1 or 44 of the Act. (a) The holder of the international registration must file a request for transformation within three months of the date of cancellation of the international registration and include: (1) The serial number or registration number of the extension of protection to the United States; (2) The name and address of the holder of the international registration; (3) The application filing fee for at least one class of goods or services required by §2.6(a)(1) of this chapter; and (4) An e-mail address for receipt of correspondence from the Office. (b) If the request for transformation contains all the elements set forth in paragraph (a) of this section, the extension of protection shall be transformed into an application under section 1 and/or 44 of the Act and accorded the same filing date and the same priority that was accorded to the extension of protection. (c) The application under section 1 and/or 44 of the Act that results from a transformed extension of protection will be examined under part 2 of this chapter. (d) A request for transformation that fails to contain all the elements set forth in paragraph (a) of this section will not be accepted. [68 FR 55769, Sept. 26, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 57186, Sept. 24, 2004]
Title 37: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
PART 7—RULES OF PRACTICE IN FILINGS PURSUANT TO THE PROTOCOL RELATING TO THE MADRID AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS
Subpart E—Extension of Protection to the United States
§ 7.25 Sections of part 2 applicable to extension of protection.
§ 7.26 Filing date of extension of protection for purposes of examination in the Office.
§ 7.27 Priority claim of extension of protection for purposes of examination in the Office.
§ 7.28 Replacement of U.S. registration by registered extension of protection.
§ 7.29 Effect of replacement on U.S. registration.
§ 7.30 Effect of cancellation or expiration of international registration.
§ 7.31 Requirements for transformation of an extension of protection to the United States into a U.S. application.
