Changes To Implement Provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020; Delay of Effective Date

On November 17, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published in the Federal Register a final rule amending its regulations to implement provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA) concerning new response periods and extensions in the examination of post-registration filings. Those provisions had an effective date of December 1, 2022. On October 13, 2022, the provisions regarding responses and extensions in the examination of post- registration filings were subsequently delayed until October 7, 2023. This notice further delays the provisions that address the post- registration provisions until the spring or early summer of 2024.