[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: 37CFR7.14]

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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. 7.14  Correcting irregularities in international application.

    (a) Response period. Upon receipt of a notice of irregularities in 
an international application from the International Bureau, the 
applicant must respond to the International Bureau within the period set 
forth in the notice.
    (b) Classification and Identification of Goods and Services. 
Responses to International Bureau notices of irregularities in the 
classification or identification of goods or services in an 
international application must be submitted through the Office for 
forwarding to the International Bureau. The Office will review an 
applicant's response to a notice of irregularities in the identification 
of goods or services to ensure that the response does not identify goods 
or services that are broader than the scope of the goods or services in 
the basic application or registration.
    (c) Fees. If the International Bureau notice of irregularities 
requires the payment of fees, the fees for correcting irregularities in 
the international application must be paid directly to the International 
Bureau.
    (d) Other Irregularities Requiring Response from Applicant. Except 
for responses to irregularities mentioned in paragraph (b) of this 
section and payment of fees for correcting irregularities mentioned in 
paragraph (c) of this section, all other responses may be submitted 
through the Office in accordance with Sec. 7.14(e), or filed directly 
at the International Bureau. The Office will forward timely responses to 
the International Bureau, but will not review the responses or respond 
to any irregularities on behalf of the international applicant.
    (e) Procedure for response. To be considered timely, a response must 
be received by the International Bureau before the end of the response 
period set forth in the International Bureau's notice. Receipt in the 
Office does not fulfill this requirement. Any response submitted through 
the Office for forwarding to the International Bureau should be 
submitted as soon as possible, but at least one month before the end of 
the response period in the International Bureau's notice. The Office 
will not process any response submitted to the Office after the 
International Bureau's response deadline.

[68 FR 55769, Sept. 26, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 57186, Sept. 24, 2004]