15 USC § 1095 - Registration on principal register not precluded

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title: "15 USC § 1095 - Registration on principal register not precluded"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "1095"
section_name: "Registration on principal register not precluded"
chapter_number: 22
chapter_name: "TRADEMARKS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "THE SUPPLEMENTAL REGISTER"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title II, § 27, 60 Stat. 436; Pub. L. 100–667, title I, § 124, Nov. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3943.)"
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# § 1095. Registration on principal register not precluded

March 19, 1920

Registration of a mark on the supplemental register, or under the Act of , shall not preclude registration by the registrant on the principal register established by this chapter. Registration of a mark on the supplemental register shall not constitute an admission that the mark has not acquired distinctiveness.

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**Source Credit**: (July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title II, § 27, 60 Stat. 436; Pub. L. 100–667, title I, § 124, Nov. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3943.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Act of , referred to in text, is , §§ 1–9, , which was generally classified to sections 121 to 128 of this title, and which was repealed insofar as inconsistent with this chapter by , .

### Amendments

1988— inserted at end “Registration of a mark on the supplemental register shall not constitute an admission that the mark has not acquired distinctiveness.”

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Amendment by  effective one year after , see , set out as a note under .

### 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 .