15 USC § 1123 - Rules and regulations for conduct of proceedings in Patent and Trademark Office

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title: "15 USC § 1123 - Rules and regulations for conduct of proceedings in Patent and Trademark Office"
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title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "1123"
section_name: "Rules and regulations for conduct of proceedings in Patent and Trademark Office"
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chapter_name: "TRADEMARKS"
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source_credit: "(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title VI, § 41, 60 Stat. 440; Pub. L. 93–596, § 1, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(b)(1)(B)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–583.)"
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# § 1123. Rules and regulations for conduct of proceedings in Patent and Trademark Office

The Director shall make rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the conduct of proceedings in the Patent and Trademark Office under this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title VI, § 41, 60 Stat. 440; Pub. L. 93–596, § 1, Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1949; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4732(b)(1)(B)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–583.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

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### Amendments

1999— substituted “Director” for “Commissioner”.

1975— substituted “Patent and Trademark Office” for “Patent Office”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1999 Amendment

Amendment by  effective 4 months after , see section 1000(a)(9) [title IV, § 4731] of , set out as a note under , Patents.

### Effective Date of 1975 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , 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 .

## Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of Commerce, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Commerce, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 5, of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. , 15 F.R. 3174, , set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.