On September 5, 2014, the USPTO announced a proposal seeking feedback on allowing amendments in certain circumstances to identifications of goods and services due to technology evolution. According to the USPTO, these amendments embody the goal of preserving trademark registrations and applications in situations where industry technology has evolved in a way that amending the goods or services at issue would not create a public-notice problem. The proposal was also based on user input, including a recent roundtable meeting. The proposal can be found on the USPTO's website.

Interested parties may submit comments by e-mail to [email protected] with the subject line "Technology Evolution" by November 3, 2014.