(a) The Director, USPTO, shall designate the certificate of recordal as inactive, upon:
- (1) Issuance of a final decision on appeal which refuses registration of the application which formed the basis for the certificate of recordal;
- (2) Abandonment of the application which formed the basis for the certificate of recordal;
- (3) Cancellation or expiration of the trademark registration which formed the basis of the certificate of recordal; or
- (4) An amendment of the mark in a trademark application or registration that forms the basis for a certificate of recordal. The certificate of recordal shall become inactive as of the date the amendment is filed. A new application for recordal of the amended trademark application or registration may be submitted to the Commissioner at any time.
- (b) Certificates of recordal designated inactive due to cancellation, expiration, or amendment of the trademark registration, or abandonment or amendment of the trademark application, cannot be reactivated.
[61 FR 50558, Sept. 26, 1996. Redesignated and amended at 65 FR 39803, 39804, June 28, 2000]