[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR133.11]



[Page 704]

 

                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

              HOMELAND SECURITY; 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]