37 C.F.R. § 2.68 Express abandonment (withdrawal) of application.
Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
An application may be expressly abandoned by filing in the Patent and Trademark Office a written statement of abandonment or withdrawal of the application signed by the applicant, or the attorney or other person representing the applicant. Except as provided in §2.135, the fact that an application has been expressly abandoned shall not, in any proceeding in the Patent and Trademark Office, affect any rights that the applicant may have in the mark which is the subject of the abandoned application. [54 FR 34897, Aug. 22, 1989]
Title 37: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
PART 2—RULES OF PRACTICE IN TRADEMARK CASES
Examination of Application and Action by Applicants
§ 2.68 Express abandonment (withdrawal) of application.
