[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR133.11]

[Page 625]
 
                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 133--TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES, AND COPYRIGHTS--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart B--Recordation of Trade Names
 
Sec. 133.11  Trade names eligible for recordation.


    The name or trade style used for at least 6 months to identify a 
manufacturer or trader may be recorded with the United States Customs 
Service. Words or designs used as trademarks, whether or not registered 
in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office shall not be accepted for 
recordation as a trade name. Generally, the complete business name will 
be recorded unless convincing proof establishes that only a part of the 
complete name is customarily used.

[T.D. 72-266, 37 FR 20678, Oct. 3, 1972, as amended by T.D. 91-77, 56 FR 
46115, Sept. 10, 1991]