[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1, Parts 0 to 299]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR280.310]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
 CHAPTER II--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 280--FASTENER QUALITY--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart D--Recordal of Insignia
 
Sec. 280.310  Application for insignia.

    (a) Each manufacturer must submit a written application for recordal 
of an insignia on the Fastener Insignia Register along with the 
prescribed fee. The application must be in a form prescribed by the 
Director, USPTO.
    (b) The written application must be in the English language and must 
include the following:
    (1) The name of the manufacturer;
    (2) The address of the manufacturer;
    (3) The entity, domicile, and state of incorporation, if applicable, 
of the manufacturer;
    (4) Either:
    (i) A request for recordal and issuance of a unique alphanumeric 
designation by the Director, USPTO, or
    (ii) A request for recordal of a trademark, which is the subject of 
either a duly filed application or a registration for fasteners in the 
name of the manufacturer in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on the 
Principal Register, indicating the application serial number or 
registration number and accompanied by a copy of the drawing that was 
included with the application for trademark registration, or a copy of 
the registration;
    (5) A statement that the manufacturer will comply with the 
applicable provisions of the Fastener Quality Act;
    (6) A statement that the applicant for recordal is a 
``manufacturer'' as that term is defined in 15 U.S.C. 5402;
    (7) A statement that the person signing the application on behalf of 
the manufacturer has personal knowledge of the facts relevant to the 
application and that the person possesses the authority to act on behalf 
of the manufacturer;
    (8) A verification stating that the person signing declares under 
penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that 
the information and statements included in the application are true and 
correct; and
    (9) The application fee.
    (c) A manufacturer may designate only one trademark for recordal on 
the Fastener Insignia Register in a single application. The trademark 
application or registration that forms the basis for the fastener 
recordal must be in active

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status, that is, a pending application or a registration which is not 
expired, or canceled, at the time of the application for recordal.
    (d) Applications and other documents should be addressed to: Box 
Fastener, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, 
Washington, DC 20231.

[61 FR 50558, Sept. 26, 1996. Redesignated and amended at 65 FR 39803, 
June 28, 2000]