15 U.S.C. § 1095 — Registration on principal register not precluded

submitted 80 years ago by ch. 540 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 52 words · no verdicts yet

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A supplemental-register registration does not block later principal-register registration and does not admit that the mark lacks distinctiveness.

(a) Registering a mark on the supplemental register, or under the Act of March 19, 1920, does not prevent the registrant from registering it on the principal register. A supplemental-register registration is not an admission that the mark has not acquired distinctiveness.

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Registration of a mark on the supplemental register, or under the Act of March 19, 1920, shall not preclude registration by the registrant on the principal register established by this chapter. Registration of a mark on the supplemental register shall not constitute an admission that the mark has not acquired distinctiveness.

Source credit: (July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title II, § 27, 60 Stat. 436; Pub. L. 100–667, title I, § 124, Nov. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3943.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1946Enacted · Act of July 5, 1946, ch. 540 · 60 Stat. 436
1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-667 · 102 Stat. 3943

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 540 on 1946-07-05.

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