2016 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 22 - Trademarks
Subchapter I - The Principal Register
Sec. 1055 - Use by related companies affecting validity and registration
| 15 U.S.C. § 1055 (2016) |
| §1055. Use by related companies affecting validity and registration |
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Where a registered mark or a mark sought to be registered is or may be used legitimately by related companies, such use shall inure to the benefit of the registrant or applicant for registration, and such use shall not affect the validity of such mark or of its registration, provided such mark is not used in such manner as to deceive the public. If first use of a mark by a person is controlled by the registrant or applicant for registration of the mark with respect to the nature and quality of the goods or services, such first use shall inure to the benefit of the registrant or applicant, as the case may be. |
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(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title I, §5, 60 Stat. 429; Pub. L. 100–667, title I, §107, Nov. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3938.) |
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AMENDMENTS
1988—Pub. L. 100–667 inserted at end "If first use of a mark by a person is controlled by the registrant or applicant for registration of the mark with respect to the nature and quality of the goods or services, such first use shall inure to the benefit of the registrant or applicant, as the case may be." EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1988 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 100–667 effective one year after Nov. 16, 1988, see section 136 of Pub. L. 100–667, set out as a note under section 1051 of this title. REPEAL AND EFFECT ON EXISTING RIGHTSRepeal of inconsistent provisions, effect of this chapter on pending proceedings and existing registrations and rights under prior acts, see notes set out under section 1051 of this title. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE |
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| Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 22 - TRADEMARKS SUBCHAPTER I - THE PRINCIPAL REGISTER Sec. 1055 - Use by related companies affecting validity and registration |
| section 1055 |
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| 60 Stat. 429 102 Stat. 3938 |
| Public Law 100-667 |
