Federal Register Volume 81, Number 238 (Monday, December 12, 2016), Pages 89382-89383.
Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules of Practice; Correction
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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office published in the Federal Register on October 7, 2016 a final rule, which will become effective on January 14, 2017, revising the Rules of Practice before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. This document corrects errors in certain cross-references, clarifies the manner of testimony taken in a foreign country and the process in depositions upon written questions, and reincorporates the time frames for cross appeals and cross actions in that rule.
DATES: This rule is effective January 14, 2017, and applies to all proceedings pending on or after the effective date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Butler, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, by email at
TTABFRNotices@uspto.gov, or by telephone at (571) 272-4259.