[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

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[CITE: 19CFR133.15]



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                        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.  133.15  Term of Customs trade name recordation.



    Protection for a recorded trade name shall remain in force as long 

as the trade name is used. The recordation shall be canceled upon 

request of the recordant or upon evidence of disuse. From time to time, 

the Intellectual Property Rights Branch may request the trade name owner 

to advise whether the name is still in use. The failure of a trade name 

owner to respond to such a request shall be regarded as evidence of 

disuse.



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

46115, Sept. 10, 1991]