[Federal Register: January 13, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 8)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Customs Service


[T.D. 03-03]


 
Recordation of Trade Name: ``ORTHOTEC''


AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.


ACTION: Notice of final action.


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SUMMARY: This document provides notice that ``ORTHOTEC'' is recorded by 
Customs as the trade name for Orthotec, L.L.C., a Delaware Limited 
Liability Company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, 
located at 9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 502, Beverly Hills, California 
90212. This application for trade name recordation was properly 
submitted to Customs and published in the Federal Register. As no 
public comments in opposition to the recordation of this trade name was 
received by Customs within the 60-day comment period, the trade name is 
duly recorded with Customs and will remain in force as long as this 
trade name is used by this corporation, unless other action is 
required.


EFFECTIVE DATE: January 7, 2003.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gwendolyn Savoy, Intellectual Property 
Rights Branch, Office of Regulations & Rulings, U.S. Customs Service, 
1300


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Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., (Mint Annex) Washington, DC 20229; (202) 572-
8710.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:


Background


    Trade names adopted by business entities may be recorded with 
Customs to afford the particular business entity with increased 
commercial protection. Customs procedure for recording trade names is 
provided at Sec.  133.12 of the Customs Regulations (19 CFR 133.12) 
pursuant to section 42 of the Act of July 5, 1946, as amended (15 
U.S.C. 1124). Pursuant to this regulatory provision, the Orthotec, 
L.L.C., a Delaware Limited Liability Company organized under the laws 
of the State of Delaware, and located at 9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 
502, Beverly Hill, California 90212, applied to Customs for protection 
of its trade name ``ORTHOTEC''.
    On Thursday, November 7, 2002, a notice of application for the 
recordation of the trade name ``ORTHOTEC'' was published in the Federal 
Register (67 FR 67894). The notice advised that before final action was 
taken on the application, consideration would be given to any relevant 
data, views, or arguments submitted in writing by any person in 
opposition to the recordation of this trade name and received not later 
than January 6, 2003. The comment period closed January 6, 2003. No 
comments were received during the comment period. Accordingly, as 
provided by Sec.  133.12 of the Customs Regulations, ``ORTHOTEC'' is 
recorded with Customs as the trade name of Orthotec, L.L.C., and will 
remain in force as long as this trade name is used by this corporation, 
unless other action is required.
    The trade name is used on medical devices, more specifically, 
surgical implants made of stainless steel or titanium for spinal 
surgery, comprised of hooks, bolts, screws, rods, instruments and 
containers to hold the goods and instruments.


    Dated: January 7, 2003.
Joanne Roman Stump,
Chief, Intellectual Property Rights Branch.
[FR Doc. 03-648 Filed 1-10-03; 8:45 am]

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