37 CFR § 7.38 - Notice to holder of extension of protection.

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title: "37 CFR § 7.38 - Notice to holder of extension of protection."
title_number: 37
title_name: "Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights"
section_number: "7.38"
section_name: "Notice to holder of extension of protection."
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
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subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "7"
part_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE IN FILINGS PURSUANT TO THE PROTOCOL RELATING TO THE MADRID AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 1123, 35 U.S.C. 2, Pub. L. 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 55769, Sept. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
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# 7.38 Notice to holder of extension of protection.

The registration certificate for an extension of protection to the United States includes a notice of the requirement for filing the affidavit or declaration of use or excusable nonuse under section 71 of the Act. However, the affidavit or declaration must be filed within the time period required by section 71 of the Act regardless of whether this notice is received.