The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed changes to the Trademark Rules of Practice and Rules of Practice in Madrid Protocol filings to provide greater clarity on certain requirements.
On January 23, 2014, the USPTO issued a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking to amend the Trademark Rules of Practice and the Rules of Practice in Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol) to provide increased clarity on certain requirements relating to: