2016 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 22 - Trademarks
Subchapter IV - The Madrid Protocol
Sec. 1141g - Right of priority for request for extension of protection to the United States

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Citation 15 U.S.C. § 1141g (2016)
Section Name §1141g. Right of priority for request for extension of protection to the United States
Section Text

The holder of an international registration with a request for an extension of protection to the United States shall be entitled to claim a date of priority based on a right of priority within the meaning of Article 4 of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property if—

(1) the request for extension of protection contains a claim of priority; and

(2) the date of international registration or the date of the recordal of the request for extension of protection to the United States is not later than 6 months after the date of the first regular national filing (within the meaning of Article 4(A)(3) of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property) or a subsequent application (within the meaning of Article 4(C)(4) of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property).

Source Credit

(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title XII, §67, as added Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, §13402, Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1917.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 22 - TRADEMARKS
SUBCHAPTER IV - THE MADRID PROTOCOL
Sec. 1141g - Right of priority for request for extension of protection to the United States
Contains section 1141g
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 116 Stat. 1917
Public Law References Public Law 107-273
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