Us Code § 1141n - Rights of extension of protection

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§ 1141n. Rights of extension of protection

When a United States registration and a subsequently issued certificate of extension of protection to the United States are owned by the same person, identify the same mark, and list the same goods or services, the extension of protection shall have the same rights that accrued to the registration prior to issuance of the certificate of extension of protection.

(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title XII, §74, as added Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, §13402, Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1920.)

CHAPTER 23—DISSEMINATION OF TECHNICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING INFORMATION

Sec.
1151.
Purpose of chapter.
1152.
Clearinghouse for technical information; removal of security classification.
1153.
Rules, regulations, and fees.
1153a.
Repealed.
1154.
Reference of data to armed services and other Government agencies.
1155.
General standards and limitations; preservation of security classification.
1156.
Use of existing facilities.
1157.
Relation to other provisions.

        

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15 U.S.C. § 1141n is part of Title 15 of the United States Code. The United States Code is the official codification of federal statutes maintained by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. Congress amends the Code through new public laws, which are eventually incorporated into the relevant title.

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