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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Chapter 22 — Trademarks

§ 1123. Rules and regulations for conduct of proceedings in Patent and Trademark Office

Statutory text

The Director shall make rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the conduct of proceedings in the Patent and Trademark Office under this chapter.

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. § 1123

    July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title VI, § 41, 60 Stat. 440

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title VI, § 41, 60 Stat. 440

  2. Pub. L. 93–596 § 1 · 88 Stat. 1949

    Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 1123

    Pub. L. 93–596 substituted “Patent and Trademark Office” for “Patent Office”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 93–596 substituted “Patent and Trademark Office” for “Patent Office”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Section 1. The Trademark Act of 1946, 60 Stat. 427, as amended (15 U.S.C. sec. 1051 et seq. (1970)), and title 35 of the United States Code, entitled “Patents”, are amended by striking out each time they 35 USC 1 et seq. appear “Patent Office” and “Commissioner of Patents” and inserting in lieu thereof “Patent and Trademark Office” and “Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks”, respectively.

  3. District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000

    Pub. L. 106–113 div. B § 1000(a)(9)(tIV)(s4732)(b)(1)(B) · 113 Stat. 1501

    Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 1123

    Pub. L. 106–113 substituted “Director” for “Commissioner”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 106–113 substituted “Director” for “Commissioner”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 106–113 effective 4 months after Nov. 29, 1999, see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4731] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 1 of Title 35, Patents.

1 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 2 partial

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Act Feb. 20, 1905, ch. 592, § 26, 33 Stat. 730.

Amendments1975–1999 · 2 rounds

1999

Pub. L. 106–113 substituted “Director” for “Commissioner”.

1975

Pub. L. 93–596 substituted “Patent and Trademark Office” for “Patent Office”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1999 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 106–113 effective 4 months after , see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4731] of Pub. L. 106–113, set out as a note under section 1 of Title 35, Patents.

Effective Date of 1975 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 93–596 effective , see section 4 of Pub. L. 93–596, set out as a note under section 1111 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.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of Commerce, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Commerce, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 5, of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. , 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1263, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Credits

1946–1999 · 3 acts
  1. 1946July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title VI, § 41, 60 Stat. 440
  2. 1975Pub. L. 93–596, § 1, , 88 Stat. 1949
  3. 1999Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(b)(1)(B)], , 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–583.
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(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title VI, § 41, 60 Stat. 440; Pub. L. 93–596, § 1, , 88 Stat. 1949; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(b)(1)(B)], , 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–583.)

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