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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Chapter 22 — Trademarks

§ 1094. Provisions of chapter applicable to registrations on supplemental register

Statutory text

The provisions of this chapter shall govern so far as applicable applications for registration and registrations on the supplemental register as well as those on the principal register, but applications for and registrations on the supplemental register shall not be subject to or receive the advantages of sections 1051(b), 1052(e), 1052(f), 1057(b), 1057(c), 1062(a), 1063 to 1068, inclusive, 1072, 1115 and 1124 of this title. Registrations on the supplemental register shall be subject to ex parte expungement and ex parte reexamination under sections 1066a and 1066b of this title, respectively.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 79–540 · 60 Stat. 427

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 1094

    July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title II, § 26, 60 Stat. 436

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title II, § 26, 60 Stat. 436

  2. Trademark Law Revision Act of 1988

    Pub. L. 100–667 title I § 123 · 102 Stat. 3935

    Inserted · 15 U.S.C. § 1094

    Pub. L. 100–667 inserted reference to sections 1051(b) and 1057(c)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 100–667 inserted reference to sections 1051(b) and 1057(c).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 123. PROVISIONS OF ACT APPLICABLE TO SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER. Section 26 (15 U.S.C. 1094) is amended— (1) by inserting “1(b),” after “sections”; and (2) by inserting “7(c),” after “7(b)”.

  3. Pub. L. 105–330 title II § 201(a)(6) · 112 Stat. 3064

    Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 1094

    Pub. L. 105–330 substituted “, 1057(c),” for “1057(c),,”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 105–330 substituted “, 1057(c),” for “1057(c),,”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (6) Section 26 (15 U.S.C. 1094) is amended by striking “7,(c),” and inserting “, 7(c),”.

  4. Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021

    Pub. L. 116–260 div. Q title II § 225(e)(2) · 134 Stat. 1182

    Inserted · 15 U.S.C. § 1094

    Pub. L. 116–260 inserted “Registrations on the supplemental register shall be subject to ex parte expungement and ex parte reexamination under sections 1066a and 1066b of this title, respectively.” at end

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 116–260 inserted “Registrations on the supplemental register shall be subject to ex parte expungement and ex parte reexamination under sections 1066a and 1066b of this title, respectively.” at end.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 225. Without regard to the limitation as to time and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, after June 30, up to $10,000,000 may be reprogrammed to or from the Military Pay and Allowances funding category within “Coast Guard—Operations and Support” in accordance with subsection (a) of section 503 of this Act.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 116–260 effective upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on Dec. 27, 2020, and applicable to any mark registered before, on, or after that effective date, see section 225(g) of div. Q of Pub. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 1064 of this title.

3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Act Mar. 19, 1920, ch. 104, § 6, 41 Stat. 535.

Amendments1988–2020 · 3 rounds

2020

Pub. L. 116–260 inserted “Registrations on the supplemental register shall be subject to ex parte expungement and ex parte reexamination under sections 1066a and 1066b of this title, respectively.” at end.

1998

Pub. L. 105–330 substituted “, 1057(c),” for “1057(c),,”.

1988

Pub. L. 100–667 inserted reference to sections 1051(b) and 1057(c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2020 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 116–260 effective upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on , and applicable to any mark registered before, on, or after that effective date, see section 225(g) of div. Q of Pub. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 1064 of this title.

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 105–330 effective , and applicable only to any civil action filed or proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office commenced on or after such date relating to the registration of a mark, see section 201(b) of Pub. L. 105–330, set out as a note under section 1051 of this title.

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 100–667 effective one year after , see section 136 of Pub. L. 100–667, set out as a note under section 1051 of this title.

Repeal and Effect on Existing Rights

Repeal of inconsistent provisions, effect of this chapter on pending proceedings and existing registrations and rights under prior acts, see notes set out under section 1051 of this title.

Credits

1946–2020 · 4 acts
  1. 1946July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title II, § 26, 60 Stat. 436
  2. 1988Pub. L. 100–667, title I, § 123, , 102 Stat. 3943
  3. 1998Pub. L. 105–330, title II, § 201(a)(6), , 112 Stat. 3070
  4. 2020Pub. L. 116–260, div. Q, title II, § 225(e)(2), , 134 Stat. 2207.
Show as published

(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title II, § 26, 60 Stat. 436; Pub. L. 100–667, title I, § 123, , 102 Stat. 3943; Pub. L. 105–330, title II, § 201(a)(6), , 112 Stat. 3070; Pub. L. 116–260, div. Q, title II, § 225(e)(2), , 134 Stat. 2207.)

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