37 CFR § 7.41 - Renewal of international registration and extension of protection.

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title: "37 CFR § 7.41 - Renewal of international registration and extension of protection."
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title_name: "Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights"
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section_name: "Renewal of international registration and extension of protection."
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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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# 7.41 Renewal of international registration and extension of protection.

(a) Any request to renew an international registration and its extension of protection to the United States must be made at the International Bureau in accordance with Article 7 of the Madrid Protocol.

(b) A request to renew an international registration or extension of protection to the United States submitted through the Office will not be processed.