- (a) the Act means the Trademark Act of 1946, 60 Stat. 427, as amended, codified in 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.
- (b) Subsequent designation means a request for extension of protection of an international registration to a Contracting Party made after the International Bureau registers the mark.
- (c) The acronym TEAS means the Trademark Electronic Application System, and, as used in this part, includes all related electronic systems required to complete an electronic submission through TEAS.
- (d) The term Office or the abbreviation USPTO means the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- (e) All references to sections in this part refer to 37 Code of Federal Regulations, except as otherwise stated.
- (f) The definitions specified in § 2.2 of this chapter apply to this part.
[68 FR 55769, Sept. 26, 2003, as amended at 80 FR 33190, June 11, 2015; 84 FR 31511, July 2, 2019; 84 FR 37098, July 31, 2019]