(a) If a request for extension of protection of an international registration to the United States is made in an international application and the request includes a declaration of a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce as set out in § 2.33(e) of this chapter, the filing date of the extension of protection to the United States is the international registration date.
(b) If a request for extension of protection of an international registration to the United States is made in a subsequent designation and the request includes a declaration of a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce as set out in § 2.33(e), the filing date of the extension of protection to the United States is the date that the International Bureau records the subsequent designation.
authority: 15 U.S.C. 1123,
35.S.C. 2, Pub. L. 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182, unless otherwise noted
source: 68 FR 55769, Sept. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 37 CFR 7.26