Delay of Effective Date for Rule Relating to Proving Use or Continued Use of Registered Trademarks

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Delay of Effective Date for Rule Relating to Proving Use or Continued Use of Registered Trademarks

On January 19, 2017, the USPTO issued a notice of final rulemaking entitled “Changes in Requirements for Affidavits or Declarations of Use, Continued Use, or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark Cases” in the Federal Register, 82 Fed. Reg. 6259.  The effective date of this rule has been delayed until March 21, 2017, in accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2017, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review.” See 82 Fed. Reg. 10273.