[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR7.13]

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              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                COMMERCE
 
PART 7_RULES OF PRACTICE IN FILINGS PURSUANT TO THE PROTOCOL RELATING TO THE MADRID AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart B_International Application Originating From the United States
 
Sec. 7.13  Certification of international application.

    (a) When an international application contains all the elements set 
forth in Sec. 7.11(a), the Office will certify to the International 
Bureau that the information contained in the international application 
corresponds to the information contained in the basic application(s) 
and/or basic registration(s) at the time of certification, and will then 
forward the international application to the International Bureau.
    (b) When an international application does not meet the requirements 
of Sec. 7.11(a), the Office will not certify or forward the 
international application. If the international applicant paid the 
international application fees (see Sec. 7.7)

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through the Office, the Office will refund the international fees. The 
Office will not refund the certification fee.