FEDERAL · 15 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER IV—THE MADRID PROTOCOL

International applications based on United States applications or registrations

15 U.S.C. § 1141a
Title15Commerce and Trade
ChapterSUBCHAPTER IV—THE MADRID PROTOCOL

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15 U.S.C. § 1141a.

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(a)In general The owner of a basic application pending before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or the owner of a basic registration granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office may file an international application by submitting to the United States Patent and Trademark Office a written application in such form, together with such fees, as may be prescribed by the Director.
(b)Qualified owners A qualified owner, under subsection (a), shall—
(1)be a national of the United States;
(2)be domiciled in the United States; or
(3)have a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the United States.

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(July 5, 1946, ch. 540, title XII, §61, as added Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title III, §13402, Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1915.)

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