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The final version of a new Practice Tip, “Section
2(d) and Foreign Entity Designations: When Different Entity Terminology
Identifies the Same Owner,” is now available.
This Practice Tip, created in response to stakeholder feedback, is
intended to minimize unnecessary Section 2(d) refusals by clarifying when an
examining attorney may presume that an applicant owns a conflicting prior
registration or application, despite differences in the terminology used to
identify the owner’s entity type in the respective records.
The USPTO thanks those who provided comments on the draft version
of the Practice Tip.
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